{"id":1361,"date":"2022-08-01T20:44:19","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T20:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/?p=1361"},"modified":"2022-08-01T21:15:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T21:15:55","slug":"determining-the-abiotic-and-biotic-drivers-of-decomposition-within-bromeliads-bromeliaceae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/determining-the-abiotic-and-biotic-drivers-of-decomposition-within-bromeliads-bromeliaceae\/","title":{"rendered":"Determining the Abiotic and Biotic Drivers of Decomposition within Bromeliads (Bromeliaceae)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:258px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-custom-hedges-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"246\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/curo_logo-1024x246.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/curo_logo-1024x246.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/curo_logo-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/curo_logo-768x184.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/curo_logo.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">Determining the Abiotic and Biotic Drivers of Decomposition within Bromeliads (Bromeliaceae)<\/h2>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>Satyatejas G. Reddy<sup>1<\/sup> and Amanda T. Rugenski<strong><sup>1<\/sup><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"261\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Odum-School-of-Ecology-logo-1024x261.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Odum-School-of-Ecology-logo-1024x261.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Odum-School-of-Ecology-logo-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Odum-School-of-Ecology-logo-768x196.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Odum-School-of-Ecology-logo-1536x391.png 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Odum-School-of-Ecology-logo-2048x522.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-65b1188b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:2%;padding-right:2%;padding-bottom:2%;padding-left:2%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#b6bf0f2e;text-transform:capitalize\">Introduction<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bromeliads (Bromeliaceae) are a group of epiphytes characterized by a rosette leaf structure with detritus in the center.<\/li><li>Decomposition is the breakdown of organic material (detritus) into inorganic components such as CO<sub>2<\/sub>. Rates of decomposition can vary<\/li><li>based on many factors such as the microbial and insect communities, temperature, and presence of terminal electron acceptors.<\/li><li>Bromeliads are a unique isolated ecosystem and little information is present on what drives decomposition within their detritus centers<\/li><li>Understanding the drivers of decomposition is important for the conservation of animals that specialize on bromeliads<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#b6bf0f2e;text-transform:capitalize\">Question<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do changes in hydroperiod, insect abundance, chlorophyll, bromeliad size, and\/or canopy cover affect decomposition?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#b6bf0f2e;text-transform:capitalize\">Methods<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Study Site<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>12-14 Bromeliads were sampled from open and closed canopy within<\/li><li>San Luis, Costa Rica, a montane tropical forest<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Decomposition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Two litter bags were placed in each bromeliad filled with one fast decomposing leaf of the Melastomataceae family, and one slow decomposing leaf of the Fabaceae family following the methods of Leroy et al. 2017.<\/li><li>Litter bags were left within each bromeliad for approximately 20 days.<\/li><li>Afterwards, bags were washed, dried at 55\u00b0C for at least 24 hours, and weighed to know the mass lost.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Arthropods and Chlorophyll <em>a<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Arthropod abundance and chlorophyll were measured within a subset of 12 bromeliads (6 from the open canopy and closed canopy).<\/li><li>Arthropods were identified to family.<\/li><li>Chlorophyll <em>a<\/em> analysis occurred by suction filtering a subsample of water from the bromeliads with the litter bags through a .7\u03bc and measuring concentration using a spectrofluorometer following the protocol from <em>Methods in Stream Ecology<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hydroperiod<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We measured water vol (ml) over 6 days during the decomposition experiment<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"750\" data-id=\"1366\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-3.png 796w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-3-300x283.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-3-768x724.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"861\" data-id=\"1365\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-2png.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-2png.png 826w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-2png-288x300.png 288w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-2png-768x801.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"813\" height=\"1084\" data-id=\"1369\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-6.png 813w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-6-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-6-768x1024.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#b6bf0f2e;text-transform:capitalize\">Results<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"13148\" height=\"4055\" data-id=\"1370\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-figure1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-figure1-1.png 13148w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-figure1-1-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-figure1-1-1024x316.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-figure1-1-768x237.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-figure1-1-1536x474.png 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-figure1-1-2048x632.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 13148px) 100vw, 13148px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"13103\" height=\"3789\" data-id=\"1371\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-figure1-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-figure1-2.png 13103w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-figure1-2-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-figure1-2-1024x296.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-figure1-2-768x222.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-figure1-2-1536x444.png 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-figure1-2-2048x592.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 13103px) 100vw, 13103px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>Figure 1<\/strong>: Rates of decomposition (k) day<sup>-1<\/sup> compared between open and closed canopies from Fabaceae and Melastomataceae leaves. There was a significant difference in decomposition of open and closed canopy among Fabaceae leaves (p=.009). There was no significant difference in decomposition in the open and closed canopy for the Fabaceae leaves (p&gt;.05). Error Bars represent standard deviation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fabaceae leaves decomposed faster in the open canopy than the closed canopy, while Melastomataceae leaves had no difference in decomposition with canopy cover. These results align with Leroy et al. (2017)<\/li><li>No correlation of decomposition with insect abundance, size, hydroperiod, and chlorophyll <em>a<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-1-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1364\" width=\"272\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-1-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-1.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#b6bf0f2e;text-transform:capitalize\">Discussion<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>These results imply that decomposition is microbially driven within bromeliads.<\/li><li>The open canopy\u2019s increased light exposure could increase the temperature within the bromeliads and the activity of microbes<\/li><li>Chl <em>a<\/em> and insect abundance might not correlated with decomp since we measured it instantaneously and not over time<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" data-id=\"1368\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-5.png 900w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-5-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-5-768x1024.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"1200\" data-id=\"1367\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-4.png 899w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-4-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-4-767x1024.png 767w, https:\/\/courses.ecology.uga.edu\/tropical-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2022\/08\/Reddy-Tejas-2021-4-768x1025.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#b6bf0f2e;text-transform:capitalize\">Future Goals<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We would like to use the Keuskamp et al. (2013) tea bag index to investigate the drivers of decomposition within bromeliads. This method has been used successfully in many anaerobic conditions<\/li><li>Additionally, we would also like to measure the redox environment of the bromeliads to see if their geochemistry is driving decomposition.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#b6bf0f2e;text-transform:uppercase\">Acknowledgements<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We would like to thank the CIEE staff for their assistance in research and letting me use their campus and equipment<\/li><li>We would like to thank Kate Moore, Will Ellis, Rose Barfield, Preston Harden, and Caroline Ascombe for their help sampling Bromeliads<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#b6bf0f2e;text-transform:capitalize\">References<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Brandt, F. B., Martinson, G. 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