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<journal-id>2215-2504</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Forestal Mesoamericana Kurú]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Kurú]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2215-2504</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S2215-25042023000200048</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18845/rfmk.v20i47.6822</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Dinámica de hojarasca en un bosque seco tropical tardío y relación con variables de clima y balance hídrico, Costa Rica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Litterfall dynamics in a late tropical dry forest and relationship with climate variables and water balance, Costa Rica]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Calvo-Alvarado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-Solís]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Calvo-Obando]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica Escuela de Ingeniería Forestal ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cartago ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía Tribunal Ambiental Administrativo ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San José ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>20</volume>
<numero>47</numero>
<fpage>48</fpage>
<lpage>54</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2215-25042023000200048&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2215-25042023000200048&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2215-25042023000200048&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Se realizó una comparación interanual de la producción mensual de hojarasca de un bosque seco tropical (BsT) tardío en el Parque Nacional Santa Rosa. La producción de hojarasca promedio anual para tres años (6.7 ton/ha/año) indica que el sitio tiene un valor de producción en los rangos medio para BsT tropical tardío según la literatura. También se encontró que la estación seca concentra un 57% de volumen de biomasa de hojarasca. La relación de biomasa de hojas y otros residuos foliares fue de 56% y 44% correspondientemente para un año de análisis. No se encontró una correlación significativa entre variables climáticas anuales con la producción de hojarasca, pero hay claras evidencias que los años con estación de crecimiento más larga y con los menores déficits hídricos de evapotranspiración fueron los de mayor productividad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract An interannual comparison of monthly litterfall production was conducted in a late successional stage of a tropical dry forest (TDF) in the Santa Rosa National Park. According to the literature, the annual average litterfall production of three years (6.7 tons/ha/year) indicates that the site has a production value in the intermediate ranges for TDF. It was also found that the dry season produces 57% of the volume of litterfall biomass. The biomass ratio of leaves and foliar components was 56% and 44%, correspondingly, for one year of analysis. No direct relationship was found between annual climatic variables and litterfall production. However, there is clear evidence that the years with the most extended growth season and the smaller evapotranspiration deficits have the highest litterfall productivity.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Parque Nacional Santa Rosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Thornthwaite]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[evapotranspiración]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Parque Nacional Santa Rosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Thornthwaite]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[evapotranspiration]]></kwd>
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