The leaf economic spectrum drives leaf litter decomposition in Mediterranean forests

[EN] Background and aims. Leaf litter decomposition is an important process controlling nutrient cycling in most terrestrial ecosystems. We evaluated the relationships among traits of green leaves and decomposition rates of leaf litter (k) at different environmental scales and organisational levels...

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Autores: García de la Riva, Enrique, Prieto Aguilar, Iván, Villar Montero, Rafael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de León
Repositorio:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
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Acceso en línea:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11104-018-3883-3
https://hdl.handle.net/10612/23540
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ecología. Medio ambiente
Leaf traits
Leaf economics spectrum
Litter decomposition
Mediterranean woody species
Specific leaf area
SLA
2511.02 Biología de Suelos
2511.06 Conservación de Suelos
2417.13 Ecología Vegetal
2417.90 Fijación y Movilización Biológica de Nutrientes
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spelling The leaf economic spectrum drives leaf litter decomposition in Mediterranean forestsGarcía de la Riva, EnriquePrieto Aguilar, IvánVillar Montero, RafaelEcología. Medio ambienteLeaf traitsLeaf economics spectrumLitter decompositionMediterranean woody speciesSpecific leaf areaSLA2511.02 Biología de Suelos2511.06 Conservación de Suelos2417.13 Ecología Vegetal2417.90 Fijación y Movilización Biológica de Nutrientes[EN] Background and aims. Leaf litter decomposition is an important process controlling nutrient cycling in most terrestrial ecosystems. We evaluated the relationships among traits of green leaves and decomposition rates of leaf litter (k) at different environmental scales and organisational levels (species and community). We also assessed the relationships at community level between k and the Leaf Economic Spectrum (LES) and between k and different soil variables. Methods. We measured leaf traits in 38 woody species distributed in nine sampling sites along a topographic gradient in southern Spain. Leaf litter was collected for each species in each sampling site and incubated in a microcosm experiment with soil collected from the top 20 cm of each site. Results. We found positive relationships between k and specific leaf area (SLA), leaf N, K and P and negative relationships with leaf dry matter content (LDMC) and leaf C isotopic composition (δ13C), both at species and community levels. Decomposability was positively related with the first PCA axis describing the LES and the relationships were consistent across all sites and within different zones or topographic positions. In addition, community weighted mean values of leaf traits (LESCWM) were stronger predictors of litter decomposition than soil variables. Conclusions. A major finding of the present study is the main role that leaf traits, and the covariation among them (LES), play on decomposition process in Mediterranean ecosystems both at the species and community levels. In summary, our results support the idea that the suites of leaf traits have a strong control on the pace of C cycling, being the best drivers of decomposition processes under similar climatic conditionsSIThis study was funded by the Spanish MEC Projects DIVERBOS (CGL2011-30285-C02-01 and C02-02) and ECO-MEDIT (CGL2014-53236-R)SpringerEcologiaFacultad de Ciencias Biologicas y Ambientales2019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11104-018-3883-3https://hdl.handle.net/10612/23540reponame:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Leóninstname:Universidad de LeónInglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN/Programa Nacional de Investigación Fundamental/CGL2011-30285-C02-01info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN/Programa Nacional de Investigación Fundamental/CGL2011-30285-C02-02info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/Programa Estatal de I+D+I Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad/CGL2014-53236-Rinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/235402026-06-24T12:43:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The leaf economic spectrum drives leaf litter decomposition in Mediterranean forests
title The leaf economic spectrum drives leaf litter decomposition in Mediterranean forests
spellingShingle The leaf economic spectrum drives leaf litter decomposition in Mediterranean forests
García de la Riva, Enrique
Ecología. Medio ambiente
Leaf traits
Leaf economics spectrum
Litter decomposition
Mediterranean woody species
Specific leaf area
SLA
2511.02 Biología de Suelos
2511.06 Conservación de Suelos
2417.13 Ecología Vegetal
2417.90 Fijación y Movilización Biológica de Nutrientes
title_short The leaf economic spectrum drives leaf litter decomposition in Mediterranean forests
title_full The leaf economic spectrum drives leaf litter decomposition in Mediterranean forests
title_fullStr The leaf economic spectrum drives leaf litter decomposition in Mediterranean forests
title_full_unstemmed The leaf economic spectrum drives leaf litter decomposition in Mediterranean forests
title_sort The leaf economic spectrum drives leaf litter decomposition in Mediterranean forests
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv García de la Riva, Enrique
Prieto Aguilar, Iván
Villar Montero, Rafael
author García de la Riva, Enrique
author_facet García de la Riva, Enrique
Prieto Aguilar, Iván
Villar Montero, Rafael
author_role author
author2 Prieto Aguilar, Iván
Villar Montero, Rafael
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ecologia
Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas y Ambientales
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ecología. Medio ambiente
Leaf traits
Leaf economics spectrum
Litter decomposition
Mediterranean woody species
Specific leaf area
SLA
2511.02 Biología de Suelos
2511.06 Conservación de Suelos
2417.13 Ecología Vegetal
2417.90 Fijación y Movilización Biológica de Nutrientes
topic Ecología. Medio ambiente
Leaf traits
Leaf economics spectrum
Litter decomposition
Mediterranean woody species
Specific leaf area
SLA
2511.02 Biología de Suelos
2511.06 Conservación de Suelos
2417.13 Ecología Vegetal
2417.90 Fijación y Movilización Biológica de Nutrientes
description [EN] Background and aims. Leaf litter decomposition is an important process controlling nutrient cycling in most terrestrial ecosystems. We evaluated the relationships among traits of green leaves and decomposition rates of leaf litter (k) at different environmental scales and organisational levels (species and community). We also assessed the relationships at community level between k and the Leaf Economic Spectrum (LES) and between k and different soil variables. Methods. We measured leaf traits in 38 woody species distributed in nine sampling sites along a topographic gradient in southern Spain. Leaf litter was collected for each species in each sampling site and incubated in a microcosm experiment with soil collected from the top 20 cm of each site. Results. We found positive relationships between k and specific leaf area (SLA), leaf N, K and P and negative relationships with leaf dry matter content (LDMC) and leaf C isotopic composition (δ13C), both at species and community levels. Decomposability was positively related with the first PCA axis describing the LES and the relationships were consistent across all sites and within different zones or topographic positions. In addition, community weighted mean values of leaf traits (LESCWM) were stronger predictors of litter decomposition than soil variables. Conclusions. A major finding of the present study is the main role that leaf traits, and the covariation among them (LES), play on decomposition process in Mediterranean ecosystems both at the species and community levels. In summary, our results support the idea that the suites of leaf traits have a strong control on the pace of C cycling, being the best drivers of decomposition processes under similar climatic conditions
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