AIM: The objective of this study was to determine the rate of decomposition of two dominant arboreal species (Rhizophora mangle and Avicennia schaueriana) in two Brazilian subtropical mangroves (Ratones and Itacorubi) and their relationship with abiotic factors during two periods of the year (winter and summer). METHODS: Senescent leaves (4 ± 0.1 g dry weight) were placed into litter bags (20 × 25 cm with 1 cm mesh size) and submersed in mangrove forests during a winter and a summer sampling period. Replicates (n = 4) of each detritus sample were obtained from the mangroves after 7, 15, 30, 60, 90 and 120 days of incubation during both time periods. During each period, in situ measurements were taken to obtain the temperature, electrical co...
Mangroves are a halophytic tree or shrub that exist in tropical and subtropical ecosystems. They pro...
Researches investigating the decay rates of non-leafy components in tropical mangroves are scarce wo...
In situ decomposition of senescent leaves of two abundant mangrove species (Rhizophora mucronata Lam...
This study evaluated the decomposition process of leaf litter from the main Brazilian mangrove speci...
Abstract—Litter fall and decomposition of mangrove leaves were compared for different seasons, speci...
1. Large pools of dead wood in mangrove forests following disturbances such as hurricanes may influe...
Decomposition of leaves of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lam. was studied over a period of 96 days unde...
International audienceMangroves are highly productive and changing forests located in the intertidal...
Sequestration of carbon and nutrients, and sustained productivity of estuaries depend on organic tur...
Mangrove trees may allocate >50% of their biomass to roots. Dead roots often form peat, which can ma...
Temperate mangrove forests have been poorly studied compared to their tropical counterparts, because...
Mangroves have a global distribution within coastal tropical and subtropical climates, and have even...
Micro-tidal wetlands are subjected to strong seasonal rainfall variations that induce fluctuations i...
We determined how different hydroperiods affected leaf gas exchange characteristics of greenhouse-gr...
The north coast of the Brazilian states of Para, and Maranhao, presents a large continuous belt of m...
Mangroves are a halophytic tree or shrub that exist in tropical and subtropical ecosystems. They pro...
Researches investigating the decay rates of non-leafy components in tropical mangroves are scarce wo...
In situ decomposition of senescent leaves of two abundant mangrove species (Rhizophora mucronata Lam...
This study evaluated the decomposition process of leaf litter from the main Brazilian mangrove speci...
Abstract—Litter fall and decomposition of mangrove leaves were compared for different seasons, speci...
1. Large pools of dead wood in mangrove forests following disturbances such as hurricanes may influe...
Decomposition of leaves of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lam. was studied over a period of 96 days unde...
International audienceMangroves are highly productive and changing forests located in the intertidal...
Sequestration of carbon and nutrients, and sustained productivity of estuaries depend on organic tur...
Mangrove trees may allocate >50% of their biomass to roots. Dead roots often form peat, which can ma...
Temperate mangrove forests have been poorly studied compared to their tropical counterparts, because...
Mangroves have a global distribution within coastal tropical and subtropical climates, and have even...
Micro-tidal wetlands are subjected to strong seasonal rainfall variations that induce fluctuations i...
We determined how different hydroperiods affected leaf gas exchange characteristics of greenhouse-gr...
The north coast of the Brazilian states of Para, and Maranhao, presents a large continuous belt of m...
Mangroves are a halophytic tree or shrub that exist in tropical and subtropical ecosystems. They pro...
Researches investigating the decay rates of non-leafy components in tropical mangroves are scarce wo...
In situ decomposition of senescent leaves of two abundant mangrove species (Rhizophora mucronata Lam...