Fine litterfall in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
| Autor: | Silvia Rafaela Machado Lins, Jéssica C. dos Santos‐Silva, Luiz Antonio Martinelli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
Forest floor geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Vegetation Plant litter Evergreen Old-growth forest 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Nutrient Productivity (ecology) Soil water 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Environmental science Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | Biotropica. 49:443-451 |
| ISSN: | 0006-3606 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/btp.12448 |
| Popis: | Litterfall is an essential component of tropical forest productivity, transferring nutrients from the vegetation back to soils. Here, we summarize the data from 105 estimates of fine litterfall production from 45 sites in the Atlantic Forest domain, including two types of forests, evergreen and seasonal, and two successional stages, secondary and old growth. The overall litterfall average was 8.0 ± 2.5 Mg/ha. Litterfall was significantly in higher seasonal forests than in evergreen forests and in old growth versus secondary forests. Leaves were the major component of litterfall, contributing 68 percent to the total. The second most important component was branches, contributing 22 percent, followed by reproductive organs (flowers and fruits), at 6 percent. Accurate measurements of tropical forest productivity are crucial for estimating their role in sequestering atmospheric carbon, and we suggest some ways to standardize litterfall sampling to obtain better estimates. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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