Floresta e Ambiente (Sep 2022)

Contribution of Pseudobombax aff. petropolitanum to Nutrient Cycling in Woody Vegetation from a Neotropical Inselberg

  • Carlos Antônio Araújo de Freitas,
  • Rodrigo Camara de Souza,
  • Marcos Gervasio Pereira,
  • Marcos Vinicius Winckler Caldeira,
  • Dayvid Rodrigues Couto,
  • Sustanis Horn Kunz,
  • Julia Siqueira Moreau,
  • Henrique Machado Dias,
  • Dione Richer Momolli

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/2179-8087-floram-2022-0034
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 4

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Abstract The aim of the study was to investigate Pseudobombax aff. petropolitanum (PP) contribution on annual fine litterfall, carbon content, and nutrient concentration, compared to other woody species (OS) on a neotropical inselberg in Espírito Santo state, Brazil. Annual fine litterfall was systematic monthly collected (November 2011-October 2012) by means of 15 littertraps (0.25 m2) placed in five transects, oven-dried (65 °C, 72 h), weighed, and C content and nutrients concentration (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn) were estimated. PP performed lower litterfall, C content, and nutrient concentration excepting higher K concentration, compared to OS. The results suggested that PP performed higher nutrient conservation, which indicated its potential in restoring degraded areas observed in the inselberg.

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