Forest conversion to oil palm compresses food chain length in tropical streams

CL Wilkinson, KWJ Chua, R Fiala, JH Liew, V Kemp… - Ecology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In Southeast Asia, biodiversity‐rich forests are being extensively logged and
converted to oil palm monocultures. Although the impacts of these changes on biodiversity …

Carbon from periphyton supports fish biomass in waterholes of a wet–dry tropical river

TD Jardine, RJ Hunt, SJ Faggotter… - River Research and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The identification of the dominant sources of carbon supporting consumer biomass in
aquatic food webs is often difficult but essential to understanding the limits to aquatic …

Effects of oil palm plantations on the habitat structure and biota of streams in Eastern Amazon

L Juen, EJ Cunha, FG Carvalho… - River Research and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Oil palm plantations have expanded around the world, increasing concern about its
pressure on deforestation rates and the homogenization of the landscape. In this context, the …

Morphological traits mediate fish occurrences in oil palm‐impacted tropical streams

KWJ Chua, FKS Lim, AB Ahmad, HH Tan… - Freshwater …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Land‐use change is a leading driver of biodiversity loss, especially in tropical fresh waters
where the conversion of natural forest to monoculture plantations impacts freshwater fish …

Mitigating the impact of oil‐palm monoculture on freshwater fishes in Southeast Asia

X Giam, RK Hadiaty, HH Tan, LR Parenti… - Conservation …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic land‐cover change is driving biodiversity loss worldwide. At the epicenter of
this crisis lies Southeast Asia, where biodiversity‐rich forests are being converted to oil …

Riparian buffers mitigate impacts of oil palm plantations on aquatic macroinvertebrate community structure in tropical streams of Borneo

D Chellaiah, CM Yule - Ecological Indicators, 2018 - Elsevier
Southeast Asia is undergoing extensive conversion to oil palm (Elaeis guineensis)
monocultures with fast growth expected in West Africa and South America. Despite rapid …

Land‐use change erodes trophic redundancy in tropical forest streams: Evidence from amino acid stable isotope analysis

KWJ Chua, JH Liew, CL Wilkinson… - Journal of Animal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Studies have shown that food chain length is governed by interactions between species
richness, ecosystem size and resource availability. While redundant trophic links may buffer …

Effects of oil palm plantations on habitat structure and fish assemblages in Amazon streams

MC Ferreira, TO Begot, B da Silveira Prudente… - … Biology of Fishes, 2018 - Springer
The aim of this research is to assess the effects of oil palm plantations on stream habitat and
their fish assemblage diversity. We hypothesize that streams which drain through oil palm …

What does stable isotope analysis reveal about trophic relationships and the relative importance of allochthonous and autochthonous resources in tropical streams? A …

DCP Lau, KMY Leung, D Dudgeon - Freshwater Biology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Analysis of the stable isotope signatures of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) of foods and
consumers has led to some preliminary understanding of the relative importance of …

Food web pathways for fish communities in small tropical streams

AS Reis, MP Albrecht, SE Bunn - Freshwater Biology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
It is often assumed that invertebrate consumers in small tropical streams are dependent on
allochthonous sources, although recent studies indicate that algae can form the base of food …