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In 1976/77 energy flow and nutrient cycling in an Amazonian blackwater inundation forest were studied. The major part of the litter biomass turnover occurred during the emersion phase. 95% decomposition rate for nitrogen was measured with 15 mm mesh litter bags and was 4.7 years. Over 30 per cent of the annual leaf-fall was decomposed by soil-dwelling arthropods.
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Durante los años 1976 y 1977 se estudiaron los flujos de energia y nutrimentos en un bosque de innundación en la région de aguas negras del Amazonas. La mayor parte de la caida de hojarasca ocurre durante la fase de aguas altas mientras que la mayor descomposicion ocurrió durante la fase de aguas bajas. La tasa de descomposicion para el nitrógeno en boisas de 15 mm de malla, fue de 4.7 años para el 95%. Cerca del 30% de la caida anual de hojas fue descompuesta por artrópodos del suelo.
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Irmler, U. (1982). Litterfall and nitrogen turnover in an Amazonian blackwater inundation forest. In: Robertson, G.P., Herrera, R., Rosswall, T. (eds) Nitrogen Cycling in Ecosystems of Latin America and the Caribbean. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7639-9_32
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