Are litterfall and litter decomposition processes indicators of forest regeneration in the neotropics? Insights from a case study in the Brazilian Amazon

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dc.contributor.authorSilva, Wully Barreto dapt_PT
dc.contributor.authorPérico, Eduardopt_PT
dc.contributor.authorDalzochio, Marina Schmidtpt_PT
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Mario Gabriel Santiago Dospt_PT
dc.contributor.authorCajaiba, Reinaldo Lucaspt_PT
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-29T15:38:35Z
dc.date.available2019-01-29T15:38:35Z
dc.date.issued2018-12
dc.date.updated2019-01-28T12:09:36Z
dc.description.abstractLitterfall plays an important role in nutrient cycling and maintenance of soil fertility in terrestrial ecosystems. We gauged the effects of anthropogenic impacts on the production, decomposition and seasonality of litterfall in primary and secondary forests within a tropical landscape of the Brazilian Amazon. We hypothesized that leaf litter quantity and quality would differ in line with forest disturbance and that these changes would translate into dissimilar decomposition rates. If proved, these processes could be used as surrogates for indentifying the ecological status of forest habitats. The obtained results have shown that, in the study area litterfall is reduced and litter decomposition is braked in disturbed habitats when compared with primary and recovered secondary forests. Also, within similar climatic conditions, the litter production and decomposition rates begin to stabilize in mature secondary forests. Our results represent a useful contribution to understand the dynamics of the litterfall and litter decomposition processes in the neotropics. Both processes were correlated and sensitive to disturbance gradients and should used as forest recovery indicators in ecological monitoring and ecological restoration studies.pt_PT
dc.identifier03781127en_US
dc.identifier.citationda Silva, Wully Barreto; Périco, Eduardo; Dalzochio, Marina Schmidt; Santos, Mário; Cajaiba, Reinaldo Lucas. Are litterfall and litter decomposition processes indicators of forest regeneration in the neotropics? Insights from a case study in the Brazilian Amazon, Forest Ecology and Management, 429, 429, 189-197, 2018.pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0378-1127
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.07.020
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10348/9066
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.rightsopen accesspt_PT
dc.subjectAmazoniapt_PT
dc.subjectEcological restorationpt_PT
dc.subjectLand use changept_PT
dc.subjectLitterfallpt_PT
dc.subjectDisturbancept_PT
dc.subjectSuccessionpt_PT
dc.titleAre litterfall and litter decomposition processes indicators of forest regeneration in the neotropics? Insights from a case study in the Brazilian Amazonpt_PT
dc.typejournal articlept_PT
degois.publication.firstPage189pt_PT
degois.publication.lastPage197pt_PT
degois.publication.titleForest Ecology and Managementpt_PT
degois.publication.volume429pt_PT
dspace.entity.typePublicationen
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