Leaf-litter decomposition of the mangrove species Avicennia schaueriana, Laguncularia racemosa and Rhizophora mangle

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributorUniv Buenos Aires
dc.contributorConsejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn
dc.creatorLima, Rene G. [UNESP]
dc.creatorColpo, Karine D.
dc.date2014-12-03T13:08:57Z
dc.date2014-12-03T13:08:57Z
dc.date2014-03-01
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-09T09:48:35Z
dc.date.available2023-09-09T09:48:35Z
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315413001574
dc.identifierJournal Of The Marine Biological Association Of The United Kingdom. New York: Cambridge Univ Press, v. 94, n. 2, p. 233-239, 2014.
dc.identifier0025-3154
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/111756
dc.identifier10.1017/S0025315413001574
dc.identifierWOS:000332779800002
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8761415
dc.descriptionThis study evaluated the decomposition process of leaf litter from the main Brazilian mangrove species Avicennia schaueriana, Laguncularia racemosa and Rhizophora mangle. Senescent leaves were collected, dried and placed in nylon bags with different mesh sizes (fine: 2x2mm and coarse: 8x8mm). The bags were distributed over the sediment, and replicates of each species and mesh size were collected periodically over 4months. In the laboratory, the dry weight of the samples was measured, and the decomposition coefficient (k) for each species and mesh size was obtained over time. All species showed a rapid decomposition rate at the beginning of the experiment, followed by a slower but steady rate of decomposition over time. The rate of leaf litter decomposition was highest in A. schaueriana, intermediate in L. racemosa and lowest in R. mangle. The difference was mainly linked to the activity and abundance of detritivores, together with the different litter quality of the species, which determined their palatability and probably influenced the decomposition process.
dc.descriptionUniv Estadual Paulista UNESP, BR-11330900 Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.descriptionUniv Buenos Aires, Dept Biodivers & Expt Biol, FCEyN, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
dc.descriptionConsejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, RA-1033 Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
dc.descriptionUniv Estadual Paulista UNESP, BR-11330900 Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.format233-239
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.relationJournal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
dc.relation1.403
dc.relation0,548
dc.rightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectlitter mesh bag
dc.subjectmangrove
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.titleLeaf-litter decomposition of the mangrove species Avicennia schaueriana, Laguncularia racemosa and Rhizophora mangle
dc.typeArtigo


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