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<journal-id>0034-7744</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Biología Tropical]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. biol. trop]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7744</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-77442018000200571</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/rbt.v66i2.33381</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Contributions of organic matter and nutrients via leaf litter in an urban tropical dry forest fragment]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Contribuciones de materia orgánica y nutrientes a través de la hojarasca en un fragmento de bosque seco tropical urbano.]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castellanos-Barliza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jeiner]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[León-Peláez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Diego]]></given-names>
</name>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Armenta-Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rosalba]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barranco-Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Willinton]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Caicedo-Ruíz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[William]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Colombia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Medellín]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Magdalena  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>66</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>571</fpage>
<lpage>585</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-77442018000200571&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-77442018000200571&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-77442018000200571&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The litterfall and decomposition represent the main transfer of organic matter and nutrients from the vegetation to the soil surface and determine positive trajectories in the process of rehabilitating and restoring degraded ecosystems. The aim of this study was to evaluate the contributions of organic materials and nutrients through the characterization of fine litter in an urban dry forest fragment. Litter production was monitored for one year by collecting 29 traps (0.5 m2). To evaluate leaf nutrient resorption, green leaves were collected from 5-10 individuals that represented the dominant tree species. Litter-bags (20 x 20 cm, 2 mm pore) were used for six months to evaluate the decomposition of leaf litter. Annual fine litter production was found to be 8 574 kg ha-1, with the Cordia alba species contributing the most leaf litter (1 134 kg ha-1) and nutrients (N: 6.16; P: 0.21; Ca: 4.72; Mg: 0.47; K: 1.27 kg ha-1). Decomposition rates (k constant) followed the decreasing order: C. alba (k: 4.6) &gt; Machaerium milleflorum (k: 3.5). M. milleflorum and Albizia niopoides presented a pattern of rapid N and P release in the first 30 days, with more than 80 % and 60 % released from M. milleflorum and C. alba, respectively, by the end of the experiment. The litterfall monitoring carried out in this urban dry forest fragment revealed some important aspects of the functioning of an ecosystem as seriously threatened as the tropical dry forest. Rev. Biol. Trop. 66(2): 571-585. Epub 2018 June 01.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La caída de hojarasca y su descomposición representan la principal transferencia de materia orgánica y nutrientes desde la vegetación a la superficie del suelo y determinan trayectorias positivas en el proceso de rehabilitación y restauración de ecosistemas degradados. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar los aportes de materiales orgánicos y nutrientes a través de la caracterización de la hojarasca fina en un fragmento de bosque seco urbano. La producción de hojarasca fina se monitoreó durante un año mediante 29 trampas (0.5 m2). Para evaluar la reabsorción de nutrientes foliares, se recogieron hojas verdes de 5-10 individuos que representaban las especies arbóreas dominantes. Bolsas de descomposición (20 x 20 cm, 2 mm de poro) fueron usadas durante seis meses para evaluar la descomposición de la hojarasca foliar. La producción de hojarasca fina anual fue de 8 574 kg ha-1. La especie Cordia alba presentó los mayores aportes de hojarasca foliar (1 134 kg ha-1) y nutrientes (N: 6.16; P: 0.21; Ca: 4.72; Mg: 0.47; K: 1.27 kg ha -1). Las tasas de descomposición (constante k) siguieron el orden decreciente: C. alba (k: 4.6)&gt; Machaerium milleflorum (k: 3.5). M. milleflorum y Albizia niopoides presentaron un patrón de liberación rápido de N y P en los primeros 30 días, con más del 80 % y 60 % de M. milleflorum y C. alba, respectivamente, al final del experimento. El monitoreo de la caída de hojarasca llevado a acabo en este fragmento de bosque seco urbano reveló algunos aspectos importantes del funcionamiento de un ecosistema tan seriamente amenazado como es el bosque seco tropical.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[biogeochemical monitoring]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Albizia niopoides]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cordia alba]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Machaerium milleflorum]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ecosystem services]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[monitoreo biogeoquímico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Albizia niopoides]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cordia alba]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Machaerium milleflorum]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[servicios ecosistémicos]]></kwd>
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