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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>S0034-77442025000200011</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v73is1.64043</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Does mesofaunal abundance and composition influence mangrove leaf litter decomposition?]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[¿La abundancia y composición de la mesofauna influye en la descomposición de la hojarasca de manglar?]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Loría-Naranjo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Margarita]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sibaja-Cordero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jeffrey-A.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cortés]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología (CIMAR) ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Pedro ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Escuela de Biología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Pedro ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>73</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-77442025000200011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-77442025000200011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-77442025000200011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction:  Litter decomposition in mangrove forest is a process in which organic matter produced as leaves in the trees is later transferred to the sediment. Several invertebrates participate in the fragmentation of leaves, and they might have a great impact in the later stages of decomposition of mangrove leaves.  Objective:  The study aims to characterize mesofauna inhabiting leaf litter of Rhizophora racemosa, in the South Pacific of Costa Rica during the dry and rainy season.  Methods:  Five pre-weighted litter bag samples were set out during each season. Each sample consisted of specimens adhered to the leaves after 0, 15, 30, 60, 90 and 120 days, from two sites in Térraba-Sierpe National Wetland. The samples were washed in a sieve (0.5 mm) and the organisms were separated and identified. Taxa were assigned to trophic groups to evaluate their influence in the decomposition of the leaves. Additionally, leaf detritus samples retained in the sieve were dried in an oven at 70 °C to calculate the remaining vegetal matter for each site and season.  Results:  The most abundant taxa were: Bivalvia (26 %), Nematoda (19.45 %), Gastropoda (14.78 %), Nemertea (14.61 %), and Ostracoda (8.20 %). Based on the trophic classification of the mesofauna found, it is expected that most of them are indirect consumers of R. racemosa litter. Correlation analysis shows that, depending on the site and the season, the mass loss of leaf litter was greater with a greater mesofauna abundance. A combined influence of water salinity, temperature and dissolved oxygen explains 25 % of the changes observed in the mesofauna found in leaf litter samples throughout the sampling period.  Conclusions:  Leaf litter decomposition process evidences the presence of an abundant and diverse mesofauna community. The abundance of this mesofauna seems to have a positive influence on the decomposition of the leaves. It is a vital issue to comprehend the role of mesofauna as potential consumers of mangrove leaf litter, in order to conservate biodiversity in this ecosystem.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción:  La descomposición de hojarasca del manglar es un proceso donde la materia orgánica producida como hojas se transfiere posteriormente al sedimento. Varios invertebrados participan en la fragmentación y posiblemente tienen impacto en etapas posteriores de descomposición de las hojas.  Objetivo:  Este estudio tiene como objetivo caracterizar la mesofauna que habita la hojarasca de Rhizophora racemosa, en el Pacífico Sur de Costa Rica, durante las épocas seca y lluviosa.  Métodos:  Se colocaron cinco bolsas de hojas pre-pesadas durante cada época. Cada conjunto se usó para estudiar los especímenes adheridos a las hojas después de 0, 15, 30, 60, 90 y 120 días, en dos sitios del Humedal Nacional Térraba-Sierpe. Las muestras se lavaron en un tamiz (0.5 mm) y los organismos se separaron e identificaron. Los taxones se asignaron a grupos tróficos para evaluar su influencia en la descomposición de las hojas. Adicionalmente, las muestras de detritos de hojas retenidas en el tamiz se secaron a 70 °C para calcular la materia vegetal remanente por sitio y época.  Resultados:  Los taxones más abundantes fueron: Bivalvia (26 %), Nematoda (19.45 %), Gastropoda (14.78 %), Nemertea (14.61 %), and Ostracoda (8.20 %). Según la clasificación trófica de la mesofauna, se encontró que la mayoría eran consumidores indirectos de la hojarasca. El análisis de correlación mostró que, dependiendo del sitio y la estación, la pérdida de masa fue mayor con una mayor cantidad de mesofauna. Una influencia combinada de la salinidad, temperatura y oxígeno disuelto del agua explica el 25 % de los cambios observados en la mesofauna de la hojarasca a lo largo del tiempo estudiado.  Conclusiones:  Una abundante y diversa comunidad de mesofauna participa en el proceso de descomposición de la hojarasca en el manglar de Térraba-Sierpe. La abundancia de esta mesofauna aparenta tener una influencia positiva en la descomposición de las hojas. La comprensión del papel de esta mesofauna como consumidora de la hojarasca es vital para la conservación de la biodiversidad en este ecosistema.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Rhizophora racemosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[estuarine invertebrates]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[feeding guilds]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[nutrient recycling.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Rhizophora racemosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[invertebrados estuarinos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[gremios alimenticios]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[reciclaje de nutrientes.]]></kwd>
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