Linking vegetation and soil functions during secondary forest succession in the Atlantic forest

Teixeira, Heitor Mancini; Cardoso, Irene Maria; Bianchi, Felix J.J.A.; Silva, Arthur da Cruz; Jamme, Delphin; Peña-Claros, Marielos

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117696

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“…Decomposition rates were correlated with the first axis of forest structure (Veg 1), which was represented by areas with higher tree density, mean DBH, and basal area. Forests with more developed canopies and higher tree densities present higher primary production and produce higher amounts of leaf litter (Teixeira et al 2020). The additional leaf litter produced increases the amounts of available resources for decomposers, which can positively influence their activity (Nunes and Pinto 2007;Silva-Sánchez et al 2019), rising decomposition rates (Lajtha et al 2018).…”

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Decomposition and stabilization of organic matter in an old-growth tropical riparian forest: effects of soil properties and vegetation structure

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Background Nutrient cycling in tropical forests has a large importance for primary productivity, and decomposition of litterfall is a major process influencing nutrient balance in forest soils. Although large-scale factors strongly influence decomposition patterns, small-scale factors can have major influences, especially in old-growth forests that have high structural complexity and strong plant-soil correlations. Here we evaluated the effects of forest structure and soil properties on decomposition rates and stabilization of soil organic matter using the Tea Bag Index (TBI) in an old-growth riparian forest in southeastern Brazil. These data sets were described separately using Principal Components Analysis (PCA). The main axes for each analysis, together with soil physical properties (clay content and soil moisture), were used to construct structural equations models that evaluated the different parameters of the TBI, decomposition rates and stabilization factor. The best model was selected using Akaike’s criterion. Results Forest structure and soil physical and chemical properties presented large variation among plots within the studied forest. Clay content was strongly correlated with soil moisture and the first PCA axis of soil chemical properties, and model selection indicated that clay content was a better predictor than this axis. Decomposition rates presented a large variation among tea bags (0.009 and 0.098 g·g− 1·d− 1) and were positively related with forest structure, as characterized by higher basal area, tree density and larger trees. The stabilization factor varied between 0.211–0.426 and was related to forest stratification and soil clay content. Conclusions The old-growth forest studied presented high heterogeneity in both forest structure and soil properties at small spatial scales, that influenced decomposition processes and probably contributed to small-scale variation in nutrient cycling. Decomposition rates were only influenced by forest structure, whereas the stabilization factor was influenced by both forest structure and soil properties. Heterogeneity in ecological processes can contribute to the resilience of old-growth forests, highlighting the importance of restoration strategies that consider the spatial variation of ecosystem processes.

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Decomposition and stabilization of organic matter in an old-growth tropical riparian forest: effects of soil properties and vegetation structure

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“…Riparian forests, which have important hydrological functions (MANDER; HAYAKAWA; KUUSEMETS, 2005;PRIMO;VAZ, 2006;BREN, 1993;BARRELLA et al, 2000) in controlling margin erosion (FARIA;MARQUES, 1999) and filtering occasional chemical residues, such as fertilizers and agrochemical in production areas (PEREIRA & PEREIRA, 2010;BARTON;DAVIES, 1993;MANDER;HAYAKAWA;KUUSEMETS, 2005), have been suffering anthropic influence since then, with no care at all for their conservation, as they were always considered an inexhaustible source due to their abundance; this has resulted in their fragmentation (MARTINS, 2007). Conservation efforts in this kind of areas are so important and should consider secondary forest succession as an efficient and viable strategy to increase forest cover and enhance biodiversity conservation (TEIXEIRA et. Al, 2020), especially in the South of Brazil where there are many farmers and land owners can play a key role for successfully increasing forest cover (UNIVATES, 2011).…”

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Sustainable Recovery of the Taquari River Riparian Forest: Public Ministry in the Defense of Collective Interests

Barros¹,

Turatti²,

Jasper³

2020

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Riparian forest, an Area of Permanent Preservation, has suffered anthropic pressure for decades, which makes its recovery imperative. To preserve it, the Constitution has established the responsibility of the Public Prosecutor's Office to ensure diffuse environmental rights. Therefore, under the 1965 Forest Code, the Program for the Sustainable Development of Riparian Forest of Taquari River (PRSMCRT in the Portuguese acronym) was implemented in 14 marginal municipalities, whose areas are part of the Atlantic Forest Biome supported by methodology which was developed for it observing the regional characteristics and coordinated by the Public Ministry of the Rio Grande do Sul State (MPRS). This paper uses a qualitative approach with bibliographic research and analysis of the documents. It is exploratory in its objectives, descriptive about the methodology referred and purposeful in the end, because shows the results of the documentary analysis carried out by the Civil Inquiry that covered the Program and records the methodology developed by UNIVATES for the recovery the riparian area, which served as a basis for combining the required environmental protection, albeit in a smaller area than the legally foreseen in that time, with the constitutional right to property. Results show the recovery of riparian zones after the MPRS and counties work defending the collective rights. The other hand, researches need to be developed in the riparian zone of Taquari river to verify the efficient of the methodology which was created and applied in the PRSMCRT, especially about ecosystem services. Regardless of that, it is possible to replicate the global idea elsewhere.

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“…This land capacity reduction may be due to the cultivation of monoculture crops (e.g., rubber, palm oil, coffee), which leads to substantial changes in soil processes and properties that can result in a complete or partial loss of productive capacity [12][13][14]. Substantial changes in soil processes and properties can also be driven by structural changes to the covering vegetation [15]. While some studies reported the negative impacts of rubber farming on soil properties [12,[16][17][18] other studies reported that the soil properties of rubber plantations were similar to those of natural forests in that only minimal nutrient loss was observed as a consequence of rubber plantation processes [4,16,19].…”

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Soil Health Impacts of Rubber Farming: The Implication of Conversion of Degraded Natural Forests into Monoculture Plantations

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High revenues from rubber latex exports have led to a rapid expansion of commercial rubber cultivation and, as a consequence, the conversion of different land use types (e.g., natural forests) into rubber plantations, which may lead to a decrease in soil health. In this study in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, we determined: (1) the variation of soil health parameters along a chronosequence of rubber tree stands and natural forests and (2) the relationships and potential feedback between vegetation types, vegetation structures and soil health. Our results revealed that: (1) soil health was higher in natural forests than in rubber plantations with a higher values in higher biomass forests; (2) soil health was lower in younger rubber plantations; (3) soil health depends on vegetation structure (with significantly positive relationships found between soil health and canopy cover, litter biomass, dry litter cover and ground vegetation cover). This study highlights the need for more rigorous land management practices and land use conversion policies in order to ensure the long-term conservation of soil health in rubber plantations.

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Linking vegetation and soil functions during secondary forest succession in the Atlantic forest

Cited by 98 publications

References 92 publications

Decomposition and stabilization of organic matter in an old-growth tropical riparian forest: effects of soil properties and vegetation structure

Decomposition and stabilization of organic matter in an old-growth tropical riparian forest: effects of soil properties and vegetation structure

Sustainable Recovery of the Taquari River Riparian Forest: Public Ministry in the Defense of Collective Interests

Soil Health Impacts of Rubber Farming: The Implication of Conversion of Degraded Natural Forests into Monoculture Plantations

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