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Effect of the microbial conditioning and temperature increase on the leaf consumption by shredders in Amazonian aquatic systems

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We used experimental chambers to evaluate the effect of the temperature increasing and microbial conditioning degree on the survival and leaf consumption of two plant species [Protium spruceanum (Burseraceae) and Goupia glabra (Celastraceae)] by larvae of the shredder Phylloicus elektoros. We also evaluated the sporulation rate of the conditioned leaf debris. The leaf discs were incubated for 0, 7, and 15 days in a stream. Posteriorly, the treatments were inserted in chambers with temperatures of 23.2 °C and 27.5 °C. The higher sporulation rate was found in leaves of G. glabra, with no difference in sporulation among the microbial conditioning treatments. The larval survival was lower in treatments with leaves of P. spruceanum, and in the warming temperature. The microbial conditioning time did not influence larval survival. The effect of the conditioning time and temperature on the leaf consumption depended on the plant species. The foreseen temperature increases and reduction of the palatability of the leaves due to the climate change may result in negative effects on the leaf consumption and survival of larvae of P. elektoros.

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We thank M.Sc. Claudimir Menezes for the help during the experiment. We also thank to Dra. Cecilia Veronica Nunez and Dra. Vanessa Neves Carvalho Santos, both from the Bioprospection and Biotechnology Laboratory at INPA, for the lyophilization of the leaves used in the experiment. We thank the anonymous reviewers for their careful reading of our manuscript and their many insightful comments and suggestions. RTM received Fellowship from Programa de Apoio à Fixação de Doutores no Amazonas-FIXAM/AM (Amazonas State Research Foundation: FAPEAM) and Visiting Researcher Fellowship from CNPq (National Council of Development for Scientific and Technological Development: CNPq; 380592/2022-3). RAPFS received a Fellowship from CNPq (DTI/PCI: 384482/2015-5). The collection, transport and rearing of the larvae used in this study was under the ICMBIO License #52574. NH received Research Grants from CNPq (308970/2019-5) and INPA/ MCTI. The present work was supported in part by FAPEAM-Program POSGRAD, INCT ADAPTA II funded by CNPq (465540/2014-7) and FAPEAM (0621187/2017), and CAPES–Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel.

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  1. Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - INPA, Av. André Araújo, 2936, Manaus, Amazonas, CEP 69067-375, Brazil

    Renato Tavares Martins, Rafael Augusto Pinheiro de Freitas Silva, Valéria Araújo Braule Pinto & Neusa Hamada

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RTM: conceptualization, methods, data analyses, writing (original draft), writing (reviewing and editing). RAPFS: conceptualization, methods, data acquisition, data analysis, writing (original draft), writing (review and editing). VABP: conceptualization, methods, data acquisition, writing (original draft), writing (review and editing). LB: fungal identification, writing (review and editing). AOM: fungal identification, writing (review and editing). NH: conceptualization, writing (review and editing).

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Martins, R.T., de Freitas Silva, R.A.P., Pinto, V.A.B. et al. Effect of the microbial conditioning and temperature increase on the leaf consumption by shredders in Amazonian aquatic systems. Hydrobiologia 849, 3531–3544 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-022-04953-2

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