Abstract
The decomposition of a single macrophytes species may not represent entirely the carbon cycling in aquatic ecosystems, as in the freshwater macrophyte-dominant environments several species grow and decay concomitantly. To assess the interaction of the two species in the decomposition process, the temporal variation of particulate organic carbon (POC) of Hedychium coronarium J. König, Typha domingensis Persoon and the mixed sample (50% of each species) was mathematically modeled. Kinetic models were used to verify the temperature and the availability of dissolved oxygen, as regulating factors in decomposition. The aerobic processes favored a faster decay when compared to anaerobic processes. The occurrence of two phases in decomposition was observed: (1) with a rapid mass loss (POCLS) and (2) with a slow degradation (POCR). During the aerobic decomposition, independently of variation in temperature, the effect was always antagonistic. However, under anaerobic conditions, the three types were observed (antagonistic, additive and synergic). The mixed detritus always displayed the highest Q10 coefficient. Modeling mixed detritus decomposition was a reliable predictive framework of litter decomposition at a ecosystemic scale, improving ecosystem response of carbon cycling feedback under an increasing temperature.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Alho CJR (2005) The pantanal. In: Fraser LH, Keddy PA (eds) The world’s largest wetlands: ecology and conservation. Cambridge University Press, New York, pp 203–271
Aragón R, Montti L, Ayup MM, Fernández R (2014) Exotic species as modifiers of ecosystem processes: litter decomposition in native and invaded secondary forests of NW Argentina. Acta Oecol 54:21–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2013.03.007
Arndt S, Jorgensen BB, Larowe DE, Middelburg JJ, Pancost RD, Regnier P (2013) Quantifying the degradation of organic matter in marine sediments: q review and synthesis. Earth Sci Rev 123:53–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2013.02.008
Asaeda T, Trung VK, Manatunge J (2000) Modeling the effects of macrophyte growth and decomposition on the nutrient budget in shallow lakes. Aquat Bot 68:217–237. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-3770(00)00123-6
Ashton IW, Hyatt LA, Howe KM, Gurevitch J, Lerdau MT (2005) Invasive species accelerate decomposition and litter nitrogen loss in a mixed deciduous forest. Ecol Appl 15:1263–1272. https://doi.org/10.1890/04-0741
Bianchini I Jr, Cunha-Santino MB (2016) CH4 and CO2 from decomposition of Salvinia auriculata Aublet, a macrophyte with high invasive potential. Wetlands 36:557–564. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-016-0765-4
Brothers SM, Hilt S, Attermeyer K, Grossart HP, Kosten S, Lischke B, Mehner T, Meyer N, Scharnweber K, Köhler J (2013) A regime shift from macrophyte to phytoplankton dominance enhances carbon burial in a shallow, eutrophic lake. Ecosphere 4:1–17. https://doi.org/10.1890/ES13-00247.1
Chagas GG, Freesz GMA, Suzuki MS (2012) Temporal variations in the primary productivity of Eleocharis acutangula (Cyperaceae) in a tropical wetland environment. Braz J Bot 35:295–298
Chen BM, Peng SL, D’Antonio CM, Li DJ, Ren WT (2013) Non-additive effects on decomposition from mixing litter of the invasive Mikania micrantha H.B.K. with native plants. PLoS ONE 8:e66289. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066289
Chiba WAC, Cunha-Santino MB, Bianchini I Jr (2015) Differential aerobic decomposition between a native and exotic macrophyte of tropical reservoir. Braz J Biol 75:501–502. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.14914
Chiba WAC, Almeida RV, Leite MB, Marrs RH, Matos Silva DM (2016) Invasion strategies of the white ginger lily Hedychium coronarium J. Konig (Zingiberaceae) under different competitive and environmental conditions. Environ Exp Bot 127:55–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2016.03.010
Chiba WAC, Almeida RV, Xavier RO, Bianchini I Jr, Moya H, Silva-Matos DM (2020) Litter accumulation and biomass dynamics in riparian zones in tropical South America of the Asian invasive plant Hedychium coronarium J. König (Zingiberaceae). Plant Ecol Diver 13:47–59. https://doi.org/10.1080/17550874.2019.1673496
Cordeiro PF, Goulart FF, Macedo DR, Campos MCS, Castro SR (2020) Modeling of the potential distribution of Eichhornia crassipes on a global scale: risks and threats to water ecosystems. Rev Ambient Água 15:e2421. https://doi.org/10.4136/ambi-agua.2421
Cuassolo F, Villanueva VD, Modenutti B (2020) Litter decomposition of the invasive Potentilla anserina in an invaded and non-invaded freshwater environment of North Patagonia. Biol Invasions 22:1055–1065. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-019-02155-x
Dash PR (2016) Phytochemical screening and pharmacological investigations on Hedychium coronarium. Anchor Academic Publishing, Hamburg
Del-Rio G, Rêgo MA, Silveira LF (2015) A multiscale approach indicates a severe reduction in Atlantic Forest wetlands and highlights that São Paulo Marsh Antwren is on the brink of extinction. PLoS ONE 10:e0121315. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121315
Dhir D (2015) Status of aquatic macrophytes in changing climate: a perspective. J Environ Sci Technol 8:139–148. https://doi.org/10.3923/jest.2015.139.148
Ehrenfeld J (2003) Effects of exotic plant invasions on soil nutrient cycling processes. Ecosystems 6:503–526. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-002-0151-3
Erhagen B, Öquist M, Sparrman T, Haei M, Ilstedt U, Hedenström M, Schleucher J, Nilsson MB (2013) Temperature response of litter and soil organic matter decomposition is determined by chemical composition of organic material. Glob Chang Biol 19:3858–3871. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12342
Fenoy E, Casas JJ, Díaz-López M, Rubio J, Guil-Guerrero JL, Moyano-López FJ (2016) Temperature and substrate chemistry as major drivers of interregional variability of leaf microbial decomposition and cellulolytic activity in headwater streams. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 92:fiw169. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiw169
García-Palacios P, McKie BG, Handa IT, Frainer A, Hättenschwiler S (2015) The importance of litter traits and decomposers for litter decomposition: a comparison of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems within and across biomes. Funct Ecol 30:819–829. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12589
Gartner TB, Cardon ZG (2004) Decomposition dynamics in mixed-species leaf litter. Oikos 104:230–246. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.12738.x
Gimenes LLS, Freschi GPG, Bianchini I Jr, Cunha-Santino MB (2020) Growth of the aquatic macrophyte Ricciocarpos natans (L.) Corda in different temperatures and in distinct concentrations of aluminum and manganese. Aquat Toxicol 224:105484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105484
Gudasz C, Bastviken D, Steger K, Premke K, Sobek S, Tranvik LJ (2010) Temperature-controlled organic carbon mineralization in lake sediments. Nature 466:478–481. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature09186
Gudasz C, Bastviken D, Premke K, Steger K, Tranvik LJ (2012) Constrained microbial processing of allochthonous organic carbon in boreal lake sediments. Limnol Oceanogr 57:163–175. https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.2012.57.1.0163
Hahn DR (2003) Alteration of microbial community composition and changes in decomposition associated with an invasive intertidal macrophyte. Biol Invasions 5:45–51. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024002908143
Han B, Addo FG, Mu X, Zhang L, Zhang S, Lv X, Li X, Wang P, Wang C (2019) Epiphytic bacterial community shift drives the nutrient cycle during Potamogeton malaianus decomposition. Chemosphere 236:124253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.223
Hättenschwiler S, Jorgensen HB (2010) Carbon quality rather than stoichiometry controls litter decomposition in a tropical rain forest. J Ecol 98:754–763. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01671.x
Hättenschwiler S, Tiunov AV, Scheu S (2005) Biodiversity and litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems. Annu Rev Ecol Evol Syst 36:191–218. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.36.112904.151932
He Y, Song N, Jiang HL (2018) Effects of dissolved organic matter leaching from macrophyte litter on black water events in shallow lakes. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 25:9928–9939. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-1267-0
Henderson L (2011) Alien weeds and invasive plants. Plant Protection Research Institute Handbook no12; Plant Protection Research Institute Agricultural Research Council, South Africa
Hofstra D, Schoelynck J, Ferrell J, Coetzee J, Winton M, Bickel T, Champion P, Madsen J, Bakker ES, Hilt S, Matheson F, Netherland M, Gross EM (2020) On the move: new insights on the ecology and management of native and alien macrophytes. Aquat Bot 162:103190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2019.103190
Hui D, Jackson RB (2009) Assessing interactive responses in litter decomposition in mixed species litter. Plant Soil 314:263–271. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-008-9726-x
Hulthe G, Hulth S, Hall POJ (1998) Effect of oxygen on degradation rate of refractory and labile organic matter in continental margin sediments. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 62:1319–1328. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0016-7037(98)00044-1
Inglett KS, Inglett PW, Reddy TZ, Osborne KR (2012) Temperature sensitivity of greenhouse gas production in wetland soils of different vegetation. Biogeochemistry 108:77–90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-011-9573-3
Jenkinson DS (1977) Studies on the decomposition of plant material in soil. V. The effect of plant cover and soil type on the loss of carbon from 14C-labelled ryegrass. Eur J Soil Sci 19:25–39. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.1977.tb02250.x
Kazanjian G, Flury S, Attermeyer K, Kalettka T, Kleeberg A, Premke K, Köhler J, Hilt S (2018) Primary production in nutrient-rich kettle holes and consequences for nutrient and carbon cycling. Hydrobiologia 806:77–93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3337-6
Kurashova I, Halevy I, Kamyshny A (2018) Kinetics of decomposition of thiocyanate in natural aquatic systems. Environ Sci Technol 52:1234–1243. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b04723
Lan Y, Cui B, You Z, Li X, Han Z, Zhang Y, Zhang Y (2012) Litter decomposition of six macrophytes in a eutrophic shallow lake (Baiyangdian Lake, China). Clean 40:1159–1166. https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.201200056
Lauridsen TL, Mønster T, Raundrup K, Nymand J, Olesen B (2019) Macrophyte performance in a low arctic lake: effects of temperature, light and nutrients on growth and depth distribution. Aquat Sci 82:18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-019-0692-6
Li X, Cui B, Yang Q, Tian H, Lan Y, Wang T, Han Z (2012) Detritus quality controls macrophyte decomposition under different nutrient concentrations in a eutrophic shallow lake, North China. PLoS ONE 7:e42042. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042042
Li X, Cui B, Yang Q, Lan Y, Wang T, Han Z (2013) Effects of plant species on macrophyte decomposition under three nutrient conditions in a eutrophic shallow lake, North China. Ecol Model 252:121–128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.08.006
Liu S, He Z, Tang Z, Liu L, Hou J, Li T, Zhang Y, Shi Q, Giesy JP, Wu F (2020) Linking the molecular composition of autochthonous dissolved organic matter to source identification for freshwater lake ecosystems by combination of optical spectroscopy and FT-ICR-MS analysis. Sci Total Environ 703:134764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134764
Longhi D, Bartoli M, Nizzoli D, Viaroli P (2016) Do oxic–anoxic transitions constrain organic matter mineralization in eutrophic freshwater wetlands? Hydrobiologia 774:81–92. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-016-2722-x
Madritch MD, Hunter MD (2004) Phenotypic diversity and litter chemistry affect nutrient dynamics during litter decomposition in a two species mix. Oikos 105:125–131. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.12760.x
Manzoni S, Trofymow JA, Jackson RB, Porporato A (2010) Stoichiometric controls on carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus dynamics in decomposing litter. Ecol Monogr 80:89–106. https://doi.org/10.1890/09-0179.1
Mao B, Mao R, Zeng DH (2017) Species diversity and chemical properties of litter influence non-additive effects of litter mixtures on soil carbon and nitrogen cycling. PLoS ONE 12:e0180422. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180422
Naden P, Rameshwaran P, Mountford O, Robertson C (2006) The influence of macrophyte growth, typical of eutrophic conditions, on river flow velocities and turbulence production. Hydrol Processes 20:3915–3938. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.6165
O’Hare MT, Aguiar FC, Asaeda T, Bakker ES, Chambers PA, Clayton JS, Elger A, Ferreira TM, Gross EM, Gunn IDM, Gurnell AM, Hellsten S, Hofstra SE, Li W, Mohr S, Puijalon S, Szoszkiewicz K, Willby NJ, Wood KA (2017) Plants in aquatic ecosystems: current trends and future directions. Hydrobiologia 812:1–11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3190-7
Osborne TZ, Inglett PW, Reddy R (2007) The use of senescent plant biomass to investigate relationships between potential particulate and dissolved organic matter in a wetland ecosystem. Aquat Bot 86:53–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.09.002
Passerini MD, Cunha-Santino MB, Bianchini I Jr (2016) Oxygen availability and temperature as driving forces for decomposition of aquatic macrophytes. Aquat Bot 130:1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2015.12.003
Petersen RC, Cummins KW (1974) Leaf processing in a woodland stream. Freshw Biol 4:343–368. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.1974.tb00103.x
Press WH, Teukolsky SA, Vetterling WT, Flannery BP (1993) Numerical recipes in C: the art of scientific computing. New York University Press, Cambridge
Šantrůčková H, Picek T, Šimek M, Bauer V, Kopecký J, Pechar L, Lukavská J, Čı́žková H (2001) Decomposition processes in soil of a healthy and a declining Phragmites australis stand. Aquat Bot 69:217–234. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-3770(01)00140-1
Saulino HHL, Trivinho-Strixino S (2017a) The invasive white ginger lily (Hedychium coronarium) simplifies the trait composition of an insect assemblage in the littoral zone of a Savanna reservoir. Rev Bras Entomol 61:60–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbe.2016.12.003
Saulino HHL, Trivinho-Strixino S (2017b) Forecasting the impact of an invasive macrophyte species in the littoral zone through aquatic insect species composition. Iheringia Ser Zool 107:e2017043. https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-4766e2017043
Silva DS, Cunha-Santino MB, Bianchini I Jr, Marques EE (2011) Decomposition of aquatic macrophytes under distinct experimental conditions: bioassays versus in situ measurements in the Lajeado Reservoir, Brazil. Hydrobiologia 665:219–227. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-011-0625-4
Smith VC, Bradford MA (2003) Do non-additive effects on decomposition in litter-mix experiments result from differences in resource quality between litters? Oikos 102:235–242. https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12503.x
Song F, Fan X, Song R (2010) Review of mixed forest litter decomposition researches. Sheng Tai Xue Bao 30:221–225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chnaes.2010.06.006
Swan CM, Kominoski JS (2012) Biodiversity and ecosystem function of decomposition. eLS. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0023601
Uselman SM, Qualls RG, Lilienfein J (2012) Quality of soluble organic C, N, and P produced by different types and species of litter: root litter versus leaf litter. Soil Biol Biochem 54:57–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.03.021
van der Lee GH, Kraak MHS, Verdonschot RCM, Vonk JA, Verdonschot PFM (2017) Oxygen drives benthic-pelagic decomposition pathways in shallow wetlands. Sci Rep 7:15051. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-15432-3
Velthuis M, Kosten S, Aben R, Kazanjian G, Hilt S, Peeters ETHM, van Donk E, Bakker ES (2018) Warming enhances sedimentation and decomposition of organic carbon in shallow macrophyte-dominated systems with zero net effect on carbon burial. Glob Chang Biol 24:5231–5242. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14387
Verhofstad MJJM, Bakker ES (2019) Classifying nuisance submerged vegetation depending on ecosystem services. Limnology 20:55–68. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10201-017-0525-z
Wang Z, Roulet N (2017) Comparison of plant litter and peat decomposition changes with permafrost thaw in a subarctic peatland. Plant Soil 417:197–216. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-017-3252-7
Wetzel RG (2001) Limnology: Lake and rivers ecosystems. Academic Press, San Diego
Yin L, Li W, Madsen TV, Maberly SC, Bowes G (2017) Photosynthetic inorganic carbon acquisition in 30 freshwater macrophytes. Aquat Bot 140:48–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2016.05.002
Zedler JB, Kercher S (2004) Causes and consequences of invasive plants in wetlands: opportunities, opportunists, and outcomes. Crit Rev Plant Sci 23:431–452. https://doi.org/10.1080/07352680490514673
Zenni RD, Ziller SR (2011) An overview of invasive plants in Brazil. Braz J Bot 34:431–446. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-84042011000300016
Zhang DQ, Hui DF, Luo YQ, Zhou GY (2008) Rates of litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems: global patterns and controlling factors. J Plant Ecol 1:85–93. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtn002
Zhang L, Wang H, Zou J, Rogers WE, Siemann E (2014) Non-native plant litter enhances soil carbon dioxide emissions in an invaded annual grassland. PLoS ONE 9:e92301. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.009230
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the research funding agencies CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) for the scholarships granted in the postgraduate student participating in the study and FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo; Process Number 13/22901-0) for financial support.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Contributions
All authors contributed to the study conception and design. YCP did the material preparation, investigation, collected data, and wrote the manuscript. IB and MBCS provided funding, supervised the project, and wrote the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Corresponding authors
Additional information
Publisher's Note
Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Paccagnella, Y.C., Bianchini, I. & da Cunha-Santino, M.B. Decomposition dynamics of two aquatic macrophytes: response of litter interaction with temperature and dissolved oxygen availability. Braz. J. Bot 43, 1047–1059 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-020-00643-2
Received:
Revised:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-020-00643-2