scholarly journals Changes in seasonal precipitation distribution but not annual amount affect litter decomposition in a secondary tropical forest

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (19) ◽  
pp. 11344-11352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiqin Yu ◽  
Qifeng Mo ◽  
Yingwen Li ◽  
Yongxing Li ◽  
Bi Zou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Seasonal Precipitation ◽  
Precipitation Distribution ◽  
Secondary Tropical Forest ◽  
Annual Amount

Responses of seedling performance to altered seasonal precipitation in a secondary tropical forest, southern China

2018 ◽  
Vol 410 ◽  
pp. 27-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Wang ◽  
Zhongyu Sun ◽  
Dafeng Hui ◽  
Long Yang ◽  
Faming Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Seasonal Precipitation ◽  
Seedling Performance ◽  
Secondary Tropical Forest

scholarly journals Effects of Experimental Nitrogen and Phosphorus Addition on Litter Decomposition in an Old-Growth Tropical Forest

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. e84101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Chen ◽  
Shaofeng Dong ◽  
Lei Liu ◽  
Chuan Ma ◽  
Tao Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Phosphorus Addition

Slow recovery of a secondary tropical forest in Southeast Asia

2013 ◽  
Vol 308 ◽  
pp. 153-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siew Chin Chua ◽  
Benjamin S. Ramage ◽  
Kang Min Ngo ◽  
Matthew D. Potts ◽  
Shawn K.Y. Lum
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Slow Recovery ◽  
Secondary Tropical Forest

Microbial enzyme activities related to litter decomposition near a highway in a sub-tropical forest of North East India

1993 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 1763-1770 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.R. Joshi ◽  
G.D. Sharma ◽  
R.R. Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Enzyme Activities ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Microbial Enzyme

scholarly journals Effects of seasonal precipitation change on soil respiration processes in a seasonally dry tropical forest

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 467-479
Author(s):  
Shiqin Yu ◽  
Qifeng Mo ◽  
Yuanqi Chen ◽  
Yingwen Li ◽  
Yongxing Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Respiration ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Precipitation Change ◽  
Seasonal Precipitation ◽  
Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Seasonally Dry

scholarly journals Nest Population Structure and Wood Litter Consumption by Microcerotermes indistinctus (Isoptera) in a Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest, Northeastern Brazil

Insects ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reberth R. B. Barca ◽  
Emanuelly F. Lucena ◽  
Alexandre Vasconcellos
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Population Size ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Arid Region ◽  
Dry Tropical Forest ◽  
Seasonally Dry ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Semi Arid

Termites are abundant arthropods in tropical ecosystems and actively participate in the process of litter decomposition. The objective of this study was to evaluate the population structure of Microcerotermes indistinctus in arboreal nests and to estimate their contribution to the consumption of wood litter in an area of Caatinga, a type of seasonally dry tropical forest located in the Brazilian semi-arid region. The populations of fifteen nests were quantified and separated into castes, “larvae”, and eggs. Wood blocks of four typical Caatinga species were offered to termites under laboratory conditions. Litter production was estimated in the area over the course of one year. The mean population size of M. indistinctus was 73,897 individuals/nest, while the mean nest density in the area was 25 active nests/ha. Total consumption of the four types of wood was estimated to be 10.5 mg of wood/g termite (fresh weight)/day. Based on consumption and population size, M. indistinctus consumes 0.35% of the total litter and 1.71% of the annual production of branches and twigs in the area. Wood-consuming termites are highly affected by anthropogenic disturbances in the semi-arid region of Brazil, putting the ecosystem services they perform related to the process of litter decomposition at risk.

Conservation of amphibians in Borneo: Relative value of secondary tropical forest and non-forest habitats

2012 ◽  
Vol 152 ◽  
pp. 136-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graeme R. Gillespie ◽  
Eddie Ahmad ◽  
Berjaya Elahan ◽  
Alice Evans ◽  
Marc Ancrenaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Relative Value ◽  
Secondary Tropical Forest ◽  
Forest Habitats

Tropical Forest Litter Decomposition under Seasonal Drought: Nutrient Release, Fungi and Bacteria

Oikos ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando H. Cornejo ◽  
Amanda Varela ◽  
S. Joseph Wright
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Nutrient Release ◽  
Forest Litter ◽  
Seasonal Drought
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