Land-use effects on leaf-litter breakdown in streams in a tropical lowland catchment
Oscar Alberto Rojas-Castillo,
Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas,
Dean Jacobsen
Abstract:The expansion of oil palm and cattle grazing in the tropics continues to alter numerous ecosystem functions. The generated land-use change is potentially impacting stream leaf-litter breakdown, a fundamental process for freshwater ecosystems. To assess the effect of land-use change, we studied breakdown rates of forest (Pachira aquatica, Pouroma aspera, Sloanea ampla, and Hippocratea volubilis) and oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) leaves after a 26-day immersion in streams surrounded by rainforests, grazing lands,… Show more
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