1993
DOI: 10.2307/2389178
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A Hierarchical Model for Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Application to Soils of the Humid Tropics

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“…According to Lavelle et al (1993), intra-area variation may be greater than inter-area variation, which emphasizes the importance of local soil and biological factors for decomposition on rain forests. Only severe changes in forest structure, such as total removal of vegetation, could affect decomposition as it was evaluated in this study (Ewel 1976).…”
Section: Litter Decomposition Experimentsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…According to Lavelle et al (1993), intra-area variation may be greater than inter-area variation, which emphasizes the importance of local soil and biological factors for decomposition on rain forests. Only severe changes in forest structure, such as total removal of vegetation, could affect decomposition as it was evaluated in this study (Ewel 1976).…”
Section: Litter Decomposition Experimentsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These ecosystem processes are of key importance on tropical forests, where the vegetation is generally sustained by soils with low fertility (Lavelle et al 1993). Therefore, forest productivity depends on efficient nutrient cycling mechanisms that ensure rapid turnover of litter nutrients (Montagnini & Jordan 2002).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Entre os biológicos, a fauna apresenta múltiplas ações ao estimular a atividade de microrganismos responsáveis pela mineralização e humificação da matéria orgânica do solo (MOS), que pode interferir na disponibilidade de nutrientes (Lavelle et al, 1993), além de formar estruturas biogênicas, que melhoram a estrutura, estabilidade de agregados, condutividade hidráulica e porosidade total (Lavelle e Spain, 2001). Assim, por executar essas funções-chave nos ecossistemas, pode ser utilizada como indicadora de qualidade do solo (Araújo et al, 2007).…”
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“…No entanto, é possível retratar parcelas desta comunidade, escolhendo-se determinados grupos taxonômicos, grupos associados a frações do habitat ou grupos que tenham uma função semelhante no ecossistema (Lavelle et al, 1993;Takeda, 1995;González et al, 1996).…”
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