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<journal-id>0188-6266</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta universitaria]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta univ]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0188-6266</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Guanajuato, Dirección de Investigación y Posgrado]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0188-62662023000100145</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15174/au.2023.3856</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Decomposition of leaf litter of Ochroma pyramidale (Malvaceae)]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[La descomposición de la hojarasca de Ochroma pyramidale (Malvaceae)]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Morón-Ríos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandro]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Levy-Tacher]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Samuel Israel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,El Colegio de la Frontera Sur  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Francisco de Campeche Campeche]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,El Colegio de la Frontera Sur  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Cristóbal de las Casas Chiapas]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>33</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-62662023000100145&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-62662023000100145&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-62662023000100145&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The tree Ochroma pyramidale is used to recover jungle areas that have been cultivated. This native species generates a thick layer of leaf litter that remains for several years. The objectives of this study were: 1) to know how much leaf litter is produced, 2) to estimate how long it persists in the soil, and 3) to identify the role of soil fauna in its decomposition. Leaf litter production was estimated at 11 Mg/ha/year, while over the course of 13 years the biomass and depth of the leaf litter layer measured in three sites previously planted with Ochroma showed a decrease of over 60%. In a leaf litter decomposition experiment, 37% of biomass was lost in 180 days. Soil mesofauna reduced the concentration of cellulose in leaf litter, while lignin decreased due to the time of permanence of the leaf litter in the soil. The high C:N proportion of the leaves, together with high lignin concentrations, could explain the low levels of loss and accumulation of biomass.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El árbol Ochroma pyramidale se utiliza para recuperar áreas de selva que fueron cultivadas, ya que genera una gruesa capa de hojarasca que persiste por varios años. Los objetivos de este estudio fueron: 1) conocer cuánta hojarasca produce esta especie, 2) estimar cuánto tiempo persiste en el suelo e 3) identificar cuál es el papel de la fauna del suelo en su descomposición. Se estimó la producción de hojarasca en 11 Mg/ha/año; la medición de biomasa y profundidad de la capa de hojarasca en sitios previamente plantados con Ochroma mostró una disminución de 60% en 13 años. En el experimento de descomposición de la hojarasca se perdió el 37% de su biomasa en 180 días. La fauna del suelo disminuyó la concentración de celulosa, mientras la lignina disminuyó debido al tiempo de permanencia de la hojarasca en el suelo. La alta proporción C:N de las hojas y su elevada concentración de lignina explican la baja pérdida de biomasa y su acumulación.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Soil fauna]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[litter chemistry]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[restoration]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[tropical rain forest]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mexico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Fauna del suelo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[química del litter]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[restauración]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[selva alta perenifolia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[México]]></kwd>
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