Keywords
mineral deposition
El Llano de La Soledad
San José del Alamito
Coahuila
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- Potential nutrient returns through fallen leaves in a microphyllous scrubland community
- Litterfall and nutrient deposition in a microphyllous desert scrubland community
- Foliar nutrient dynamics and nutrient use efficiency in a microphyllous scrubland community
Abstract
Litterfall and macro (Ca, N, P, Mg and K) and microminerals (Fe, Mn and Zn) components of the leaves were compared in two sites for 12 months (September 2008-Agust 2009). Site 1 was located in El Llano de La Soledad, Galeana, Nuevo León, Mexico (1863 m) and site 2 in San José del Alamito, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico (1895 m). A total of 10 litter traps (1 m2) were randomly located at each site to collect litterfall. The annual litterfall at site 2 was higher (407 g·m-2·year-1) than at site 1 (162 g·m-2·year-1). Leaves (47.7 and 53.2 %: site 1 and site 2, respectively) constituted the highest component, followed by branches (24.6 and 20.3 %), reproductive structures (21.3 and 20.2 %) and others (4.3 and 7.6 %). The deposition of macro and microminerals was higher at site 2 than at site 1. The spatio-temporal differences in litterfall and mineral return might have been related to the extreme temperatures, plant species composition and chemical soil properties.
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