“…Because nutrient availability regulates ecosystem processes and functions, the changes currently affecting the nitrogen and phosphorus budgets are expected to have wide-reaching impacts in forest ecosystem structure and diversity (Bobbink et al, 2010;Homeier et al, 2012;Matson et al, 2014;Peñue-las et al, 2013;Pett-Ridge, 2009;Wang et al, 2014;Wilcke et al, 2013). The role of sea salt availability has very recently gained attentions, as it has been found to condition the behaviour of herbivores, in addition to affecting carbon cycling and organic matter decomposition in tropical ecosystems (Dudley et al, 2012;Kaspari et al, 2008Kaspari et al, , 2009Powell et al, 2009;Voigt et al, 2008). At the western rim of the Amazon forest, in Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia, there is evidence that herbivorous and frugivorous birds and mammals visit mineral licks to compensate for low sodium concentration in plant and fruit tissues (Lee et al, 2009;Lizcano and Cavelier, 2004;Powell et al, 2009;Voigt et al, 2008).…”