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Catherine M. Yule

Researcher at University of the Sunshine Coast

Publications -  72
Citations -  4078

Catherine M. Yule is an academic researcher from University of the Sunshine Coast. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tropical peat & Peat. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 69 publications receiving 3503 citations. Previous affiliations of Catherine M. Yule include Monash University Malaysia Campus & Monash University.

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Riparian plant litter quality increases with latitude

TL;DR: It is hypothesized that litter quality would increase with latitude (despite variation within regions) and traits would be correlated to produce ‘syndromes’ resulting from phylogeny and environmental variation, and it is found lower litter quality and higher nitrogen:phosphorus ratios in the tropics.
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A global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but might reduce carbon sequestration

TL;DR: It is found that climate warming will likely hasten microbial litter decomposition and produce an equivalent decline in detritivore-mediated decomposition rates, which implies consequences for global biogeochemistry and a possible positive climate feedback.
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Loss of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in Indo-Malayan peat swamp forests

TL;DR: The tropical peat swamp forests of Indonesia and Malaysia are unusual ecosystems that are rich in endemic species of flora, fauna and microbes despite their extreme acidic, anaerobic, nutrient poor conditions as discussed by the authors.
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Freshwater invertebrates of the Malaysian region

TL;DR: The freshwater fauna of tropical regions is poorly known, yet the tropics hold a large share of the world’s freshwater resources and some extreme and unusual habitats.
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Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: a global study.

Luz Boyero, +36 more
TL;DR: A global-scale study of litter breakdown in streams to compare the roles of biotic, climatic and other environmental factors on breakdown rates revealed that breakdown of alder was driven by climate, with some influence of pH, whereas variation in breakdown of litter mixtures was explained mainly by litter quality and PD.