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Leaf decomposition of cork oak under three different land uses within a montado of southern Portugal
| dc.contributor.author | Arosa, Maria Luísa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Costa, Sofia R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Freitas, Helena | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-25T10:00:00Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-30T15:00:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-01-25T10:00:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-01-30T15:00:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study compared litter decomposition dynamics of cork oak at three sites under different land-uses (grassland, shrubland and woodland), in a montado ecosystem in Southern Portugal. The montado is a protected habitat within the EU Habitats Directive, but the long-term persistence of cork oak is endangered in these ecosystems, with health of poor cork oak and low natural regeneration rates being the main causes of degradation. Moreover, human management has resulted in the conversion of woodlands to grasslands and may have long-term effects on soil nutrient availability, eventually modifying soil nutrient budgets. Knowledge of the ecological processes is therefore relevant for ecosystem management and species conservation. In the study, the estimated amount of leaf fall from cork oak showed no significant differences between land uses, despite the positive influence of tree crown size on leaf fall. Decomposition was affected by season, vegetation cover, leaf thickness and litter quality. Differences in land use that exposed soil to harsh climate conditions negatively affected soil microbial dynamics, resulting in lower decomposition rates in the more disturbed sites with lower canopy cover. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The present work was financed by a PhD grant (SFRH/BD/70708/2010) from FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology). S. Costa is funded by the FCT through the post-doctoral grant SFRH/BPD/102438/ 2014. We are grateful to Alfredo Sendim from Herdade do Freixo do Meio who kindly allowed us to develop this work at his property. We also appreciate the valuable contributions of Jaime A. Ramos and Björn Berg. | |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Arosa, Maria Luísa; Costa, Sofia R.; Freitas, Helena (2017). Leaf decomposition of cork oak under three different land uses within a montado of southern Portugal. Soil Research. ISSN 1838-675X. 55, p. 215-221 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1071/SR15347 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1838-675X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10198/15269 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.relation | Sustainable strategies for root-knot nematode control in agroecosystems | |
| dc.title | Leaf decomposition of cork oak under three different land uses within a montado of southern Portugal | en_EN |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.awardTitle | Sustainable strategies for root-knot nematode control in agroecosystems | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/SFRH/SFRH%2FBD%2F70708%2F2010/PT | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/FARH/SFRH%2FBPD%2F102438%2F2014/PT | |
| oaire.fundingStream | SFRH | |
| oaire.fundingStream | FARH | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | en_EN |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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