Decomposition of Leaf Litter in Semideciduous Submontane Forest, in The Southern State of Espírito Santo
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Em: Floresta e Ambiente (Brazil) v. 26(special number n.1) p. 9-12; (2019)Sumário:
ABSTRACT
The objective of this work was to understand the relationship between decomposition of leaf
litter and climatic elements and determine the mineralization of nutrients in the decomposition
process in a fragment of Semideciduous Submontane Forest, located in southern state of of Espírito
Santo. Overall, 84 litterbags were deposited in 12 permanent plots, collecting one litterbag per
plot for 30, 60, 90, 150, 210, 270 and 360 days after the beginning of the experiment. The leaf
material remaining in the litterbag was oven-dried and weighed, with later analysis of nutritional
compounds. The leaf litter decomposition rate was 1.42, 75.95% of decomposing litter at the
end of the evaluation period. Mineralization occurred in the following order: K, Corg., Mg, S, P,
N and Ca. There was a positive correlation of average and minimum air temperature, as well as
accumulated precipitation and leaf litter decomposition.
Keywords: nutrient cycling, tropical forests, macronutrients, lignocellulosic compounds.
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Biblioteca Nacional de Agricultura - Binagri Agrobase - Periódicos | Periódicos agrícolas | 2019 26( n. especial 1) | Online | 2025-0453 |
Publicação on-line; Bibliography p. 9-12 (56 ref.); 1 table; 7 illus.; Summary (En)
ABSTRACT
The objective of this work was to understand the relationship between decomposition of leaf
litter and climatic elements and determine the mineralization of nutrients in the decomposition
process in a fragment of Semideciduous Submontane Forest, located in southern state of of Espírito
Santo. Overall, 84 litterbags were deposited in 12 permanent plots, collecting one litterbag per
plot for 30, 60, 90, 150, 210, 270 and 360 days after the beginning of the experiment. The leaf
material remaining in the litterbag was oven-dried and weighed, with later analysis of nutritional
compounds. The leaf litter decomposition rate was 1.42, 75.95% of decomposing litter at the
end of the evaluation period. Mineralization occurred in the following order: K, Corg., Mg, S, P,
N and Ca. There was a positive correlation of average and minimum air temperature, as well as
accumulated precipitation and leaf litter decomposition.
Keywords: nutrient cycling, tropical forests, macronutrients, lignocellulosic compounds.
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