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  • Drivers of Mangrove Litterfall within a Karstic Region Affected by Frequent Hurricanes

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    Adame, Maria F
    Zaldivar-Jimenez, Arturo
    Teutli, Claudia
    Caamal, Juan P
    Andueza, Maria T
    Lopez-Adame, Haydee
    Cano, Romel
    Hernandez-Arana, Hector A
    Torres-Lara, Ricardo
    Herrera-Silveira, Jorge A
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Adame Vivanco, Fernanda
    Year published
    2013
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    Tropical storms can shape the structure and productivity of mangrove forests. In this study, we compared current litterfall with historical tropical storm disturbance in the karstic Yucatan Peninsula (YP). We also explored the relationship between litterfall and the fresh/seawater mixture of floodwater. Our hypotheses were that litterfall peaks at moderate perturbations and in sites where seawater dominates the floodwater mixture, and thus, where soil total phosphorus (TP) is relatively high. Litterfall was sampled for 2 yr, from eight mangrove forests around the YP. At each site, forest structure, interstitial salinity, TP, ...
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    Tropical storms can shape the structure and productivity of mangrove forests. In this study, we compared current litterfall with historical tropical storm disturbance in the karstic Yucatan Peninsula (YP). We also explored the relationship between litterfall and the fresh/seawater mixture of floodwater. Our hypotheses were that litterfall peaks at moderate perturbations and in sites where seawater dominates the floodwater mixture, and thus, where soil total phosphorus (TP) is relatively high. Litterfall was sampled for 2 yr, from eight mangrove forests around the YP. At each site, forest structure, interstitial salinity, TP, nitrogen, carbon, pH, and bulk density were measured. Our results show that mangrove forest from northeast YP are historically impacted by stronger and more frequent tropical storms compared with those in northwest and southeast YP, where tropical storm intensity is moderate and mild, respectively. Litterfall was higher in northwest YP (≥3 g/m2 d) compared with northeast and southeast (≤ 2 g/m2 d), mimicking a subsidy-stress gradient where highest productivity is reached at moderate perturbations. Neither salinity nor forest structure alone satisfactorily explained litterfall variability. Soil TP followed a similar geographical pattern as the disturbance gradient: highest concentrations in the northwest YP (≥0.05%) and lowest in the northeast and southeast (≤ 0.03%). Thus, it is likely that TP, and not tropical storm disturbance, is the main driver of litterfall in mangrove forests of the YP. Alterations in TP availability (e.g., sea level rise and aquifer contamination) have the potential to modify mangrove productivity in the region.
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    Journal Title
    Biotropica
    Volume
    45
    Issue
    2
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12000
    Copyright Statement
    © 2013 Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation Inc. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Drivers of Mangrove Litterfall within a Karstic Region Affected by Frequent Hurricanes, Biotropica, Volume 45, Issue 2, March 2013, Pages 147–154, which has been published in final form at 10.1111/btp.12000. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
    Subject
    Ecosystem Function
    Environmental Sciences
    Biological Sciences
    Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/142305
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