Litterfall deposition and nutrient return in pine-oak forests and scrublands in northeastern Mexico

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:33:12Z
Fecha de publicación2019-01-01
ResumenLitterfall and its decomposition represents the main nutrient input in forest soils whereby organic matter is cycled, thus influencing the circulation of nutrients in ecosystems. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine litterfall nutrient-input and deposition via fallen leaves. Litterfall was collected at three sites: 1) a pine-oak forest, 2) an ecotone in a transition zone between a pine-oak forest and a piedmont shrubland, and 3) a thorn scrub in the Tamaulipan thorn-scrub vegetation community. At each site, an experimental plot was selected to allocate ten litter canisters to collect litterfall. Total litterfall deposition was highest at the ecotone, followed by the thorn scrub and the pine-oak forest (hereupon, the pine-oak forest will be referred to as ``pine forest{''} for simplicity) (706.0 g m(-2) year(-1), 495.6 g m(-2) year(-1), and 483.0 g m(-2 )year(-1), respectively). Leaf litter abundance was greater than that of twigs, reproductive structures, or miscellaneous components (385.3 g m(-2) year(-1), 84.6 g m(-2) year(-1), 55.7 g m(-2) year(-1), and 35.8 g m(-2) year(-1), respectively). Total deposition of nutrients (mg m(-2) year(-1)) varied as follows: Ca, from 3.7 (pine forest) to 13.5 (thorn scrub); K, from 1.0 (pine forest) to 3.8 (ecotone); Mg, from 0.5 (pine forest) to 1.3 (ecotone); N, from 2.7 (pine forest) to 8.3 (ecotone); P, from 0.1 (pine forest) to 0.3 (ecotone); Cu, from 1.0 (pine forest) to 2.9 (ecotone); Fe, from 35.2 (pine forest) to 89.3 (ecotone); Mn, from 27.7 (pine forest) to 71.8 (ecotone), and Zn from 7.3 (thorn scrub) to 7.8 (ecotone). Litterfall and nutrient input was more abundant during the months of winter than at any other time of the year.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.21829/myb.2019.2531514es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/5029
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialINST ECOLOGIA A Ces_ES
RelaciónMadera y Bosqueses_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.21829/myb.2019.2531514es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteMadera y Bosques
Palabra claveecotonees_ES
Palabra claveleaveses_ES
Palabra clavepiedmont shrublandes_ES
Palabra clavepine forestes_ES
Palabra clavethorn scrubes_ES
Palabra clavenutrient use efficiencyes_ES
TítuloLitterfall deposition and nutrient return in pine-oak forests and scrublands in northeastern Mexicoes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorGonzalez-Rodriguez, Humberto
AutorManuel Lopez-Hernandez, Juan
AutorGonzalo Ramirez-Lozano, Roque
AutorVinicio Gomez-Meza, Marco
AutorCantu-Silva, Israel
AutorIsaac Sarquis-Ramirez, Jorge
AutorMora-Olivo, Arturo
AutorGonzalez-Rodriguez, Humbertoes_ES
AutorManuel Lopez-Hernandez, Juanes_ES
AutorGonzalo Ramirez-Lozano, Roquees_ES
AutorVinicio Gomez-Meza, Marcoes_ES
AutorCantu-Silva, Israeles_ES
AutorIsaac Sarquis-Ramirez, Jorgees_ES
AutorMora-Olivo, Arturoes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número3es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.21829/myb.2019.2531514
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen25es_ES

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