The effects of the frog Eleutherodactylus coqui on invertebrates and ecosystem processes at two scales in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico

By K. Beard, Anne K. Eschtruth, K. Vogt, D. Vogt, F. Scatena. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 2003

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Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Ecosystem services provided by amphibians and reptiles in Neotropical ecosystems (2013, background): “…the amount of K (potassium; by 5.7–6.6 kg/ha) and P (phosphorus; by 3.1–3.7 kg/ha) available for leaf litter decomposition, greatly impacting the rates of nutrient cycling because both nutrients are essential for the microbial activity and the growth of forest plants (Beard et al. 2002, 2003).”
The effects of amphibian population declines on the structure and function of Neotropical stream ecosystems (2006, background): “Insectivorous adults can influence prey communities and related processes in terrestrial habitats (Stewart and Woolbright 1996; Beard et al. 2002, 2003).”
Ecosystem Consequences of Biological Invasions (2010, background): “…cycling; (b) invasive predators that alter the species composition and abundance of detritivores, altering litter decomposition rates (e.g., Beard et al. 2003); (c) invasive plants, whose litter is more or less palatable to detritivores than native species' litter (e.g., Bastow et al.…”
Amphibian Contributions to Ecosystem Services (2014, background): “Additionally, at high densities Coqui can increase foliage production and litter decomposition in both Hawaii and its native Puerto Rico (Beard et al. 2003; Sin et al. 2008).”
Ecological functions of neotropical amphibians and reptiles: a review (2015, background): “…coqui may reduce the quantity of K (between 5.7-6.6 Kg/ha) and P (between 3.1-3.7 Kg/ ha) available for the decomposition of the litter, with serious consequences for the rates of nutrient cycling, since these elements are essential for microbial activity and plant growth (Beard et al. 2002, 2003).”