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Tree Diversity Increases Carbon Stocks and Fluxes Above-But Not Belowground in a Tropical Forest Experiment. [PDF]
Glob Chang BiolWe examined the potential of mixed‐species planted forests compared to monospecific forests to act as a nature‐based solution to climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration. By analysing multiple carbon stocks and fluxes over 16 years in the world's oldest tropical tree diversity experiment, we found that planted forests with five tree ...
Schnabel F +19 more
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No home‐field advantage in litter decomposition from the desert to temperate forest
Functional Ecology, Volume 37, Issue 5, Page 1315-1327, May 2023., 2023 Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Litter decomposition rates are determined by the interplay of climate, decomposer organisms and litter quality. It has been suggested that the decomposer community may be locally adapted to litter quality, providing a home‐field advantage (HFA) resulting in accelerated ...
Liesbeth van den Brink +9 more
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Journal of Ecology, Volume 111, Issue 2, Page 400-411, February 2023., 2023 The consequences of seed caching for seedling early establishment are driven by a fine decision‐making process of the disperser. Magpies seemed to ponder the characteristics of the habitat and the seed itself to determine where and how to cache each nut. By doing so, magpies reinforced the quality of seed dispersal effectiveness, as they cached walnuts
Mercedes Molina‐Morales +8 more
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Journal of Ecology, Volume 110, Issue 9, Page 2219-2231, September 2022., 2022 Litter mixing did not have strong effects on decomposition rates across the studied climatic gradient overall, and the direction and intensity of the mixture effects were context dependent. The effects were stronger and more negative in the dryer ecosystems.
Rafaella Canessa +7 more
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Litter‐trapping tank bromeliads in five different forests: Carbon and nutrient pools and fluxes
Biotropica, Volume 54, Issue 1, Page 170-180, January 2022., 2022 Bromeliads are the most abundant litter‐trapping plants in Neotropical forest canopies. We analyzed the carbon and nutrient pools and fluxes in tank bromeliads in different forests along an elevation gradient. Only a small percentage of the annual litterfall (<3%) is trapped by tank bromeliads.
Yonatan Aguilar‐Cruz +2 more
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Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Forestales, 2020 El combustible es el único componente del triángulo de comportamiento del fuego que puede ser manipulado en quemas prescritas para la prevención de grandes incendios forestales, por ello estimar las cargas de combustible permitirá diseñar estrategias ...
Beatriz Calleja Peláez +4 more
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Coffee pulp accelerates early tropical forest succession on old fields
Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 2, Issue 1, January–March 2021., 2021 (A) Freshly added layer of coffee pulp on post‐agricultural land. (B) Control treatment two years after initiating study. (C) Woody vegetation growing on coffee pulp treatment two years after initiating the study, photo credits R. Cole. (D) Aerial view of the coffee pulp treatment (bottom) and the adjacent control treatment (top) one year after ...
Rebecca J. Cole, Rakan A. Zahawi
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Journal of Ecology, Volume 109, Issue 1, Page 447-458, January 2021., 2021 The relative effects of litter traits and climate on decomposition depend on the ranges in climate and litter traits considered and change with time. Our study emphasizes the critical role of representative ranges in climate and functional trait values for understanding the drivers of litter decomposition and for improving predictions of climate‐change
Rafaella Canessa +9 more
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Los árboles exóticos invasores alteran la tasa de descomposición de la hojarasca [PDF]
, 2008 Las plantas exóticas invasoras pueden alterar la dinámica de nutrientes de los ecosistemas, ya sea alterando la calidad y cantidad de hojarasca aportada al suelo (efecto directo), o modificando la actividad microbiana de los suelos que reciben esos aportes (efecto indirecto). El objetivo de este trabajo fue: 1) comparar la dinámica de descomposición de
Castro Díez, María Del Pilar +2 more
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Hojarasca de árboles de bosque tropical seco dispersos en pastizales
Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente, 2020 Introducción: Los árboles dispersos del bosque tropical seco (BTS) depositan una cantidad significativa de hojarasca en los pastizales.Objetivo: Estimar la producción de hojarasca de árboles dispersos de Lysiloma acapulcense (Kunth) Benth. y Vachellia pennatula (Schltdl.
Ma. de la Luz Avendaño-Yáñez +3 more
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