Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
DOI | 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.11.009 |
Is litter decomposition influenced by forest size and invertebrate detritivores during the dry season in semiarid Chaco Serrano? | |
Bernaschini, M. L.1,2,3; Moreno, M. L.1,2,3; Perez-Harguindeguy, N.2,3; Valladares, G.1,2,3 | |
通讯作者 | Bernaschini, M. L. |
来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
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ISSN | 0140-1963 |
EISSN | 1095-922X |
出版年 | 2016 |
卷号 | 127页码:154-159 |
英文摘要 | Forest loss can affect ecosystem processes such as litter decomposition. In semi-arid areas, where forest loss is increasing, soil fauna can play a particularly important role on litter decomposition. However, few studies have addressed the effect of soil fauna on litter decomposition in fragmented semi-arid forests, and none within the dry season in which most litter is shed. In this study, we employed litterbags filled with a common substrate to assess forest size and invertebrate detritivore effects on decomposition. Our results showed an average 14% litter mass loss along 3-9 months of incubation in the dry season, with variations being independent of forest size. Although exclusion resulted in slightly lower abundance of invertebrate detritivores, litter decomposition was similar in exclusion and non-exclusion treatments. We found no significant relationships between fragment size and invertebrate abundance or richness, which in turn did not influence decomposition. Temperature or moisture limitations, and even photo degradation, could have masked differences in decomposition rates related to forest size during the dry season in semi-arid Chaco Serrano. Additionally, harsh environmental conditions during the incubation period could constrain the impact of invertebrate detritivores on the decomposition process. The absence of clear links between forest fragmentation, decomposition and soil fauna during the dry season, when conditions might be particularly limiting for this process, and when invertebrates could be expected to play a particularly important role, opens up new questions and highlights the complexity of this fundamental ecosystem process. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | Forest fragmentation Soil fauna Decomposition process Litter mass loss Semi-arid forest |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Argentina |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000370893900017 |
WOS关键词 | HABITAT FRAGMENTATION ; SOIL FAUNA ; ECOSYSTEM ; LANDSCAPE ; ARGENTINA ; TRAITS ; RATES ; AREA |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Environmental Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/194105 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Nacl Cordoba, Fac Ciencias Exactas Fis & Nat, Ctr Invest Entomol Cordoba, Ave Velez Sarsfield 1611,X5016GCA, RA-5000 Cordoba, Argentina; 2.Univ Nacl Cordoba, CONICET, IMBIV, Ave Velez Sarsfield 1611,X5016GCA, RA-5000 Cordoba, Argentina; 3.Univ Nacl Cordoba, Fac Ciencias Exactas Fis & Nat, Ave Velez Sarsfield 1611,X5016GCA, RA-5000 Cordoba, Argentina |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Bernaschini, M. L.,Moreno, M. L.,Perez-Harguindeguy, N.,et al. Is litter decomposition influenced by forest size and invertebrate detritivores during the dry season in semiarid Chaco Serrano?[J],2016,127:154-159. |
APA | Bernaschini, M. L.,Moreno, M. L.,Perez-Harguindeguy, N.,&Valladares, G..(2016).Is litter decomposition influenced by forest size and invertebrate detritivores during the dry season in semiarid Chaco Serrano?.JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS,127,154-159. |
MLA | Bernaschini, M. L.,et al."Is litter decomposition influenced by forest size and invertebrate detritivores during the dry season in semiarid Chaco Serrano?".JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS 127(2016):154-159. |
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