Density of the herbaceous layer and its relationship to light, pH and amount of litter in the Alberto Brenes Reserve, Costa Rica.

The biotic composition of many ecosystems is being altered quickly, so there is a growing need to understand ecological processes and maintain their biodiversity.  We measured the densities of the herbaceous layer of 30 miniplots (50 cm2) established in three transects (25m x 2m), at the Alberto Man...

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Autores: Madrigal, Luis Alejandro, Vargas, Verónica
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/1561
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/1561
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Herbaceous layer
pH
light
litter
Estrato herbácea
luminosidad
hojarasca
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Sumario:The biotic composition of many ecosystems is being altered quickly, so there is a growing need to understand ecological processes and maintain their biodiversity.  We measured the densities of the herbaceous layer of 30 miniplots (50 cm2) established in three transects (25m x 2m), at the Alberto Manuel Brenes Biological Reserve, San Ramon, Costa Rica. We found  that the factors influencing the density of herbaceous cover are pH and the amount of leaf litter.