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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1405-0471</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Madera y bosques]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Madera bosques]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1405-0471</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Ecología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1405-04712019000300208</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21829/myb.2019.2531514</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Litterfall deposition and nutrient return in pine-oak forests and scrublands in northeastern Mexico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Depósito de hojarasca y retorno de nutrientes en bosques de pino-encino y matorrales en el noreste de México]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Humberto]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Manuel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez-Lozano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Roque Gonzalo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez-Meza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marco Vinicio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cantú-Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Israel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sarquís-Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge Isaac]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mora-Olivo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arturo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Facultad de Ciencias Forestales ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Linares Nuevo León]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Nicolás de los Garza Nuevo León]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Facultad de Economía ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Monterrey Nuevo León]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Veracruzana Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Córdoba Veracruz]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas Instituto de Ecología Aplicada ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad Victoria Tamaulipas]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-04712019000300208&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-04712019000300208&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-04712019000300208&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Litterfall and its decomposition represents the main nutrient input in forest soils whereby organic matter is cycled, thus influencing the circulation of nutrients in ecosystems. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine litterfall nutrient-input and deposition via fallen leaves. Litterfall was collected at three sites: 1) a pine-oak forest, 2) an ecotone in a transition zone between a pine-oak forest and a piedmont shrubland, and 3) a thorn scrub in the Tamaulipan thorn-scrub vegetation community. At each site, an experimental plot was selected to allocate ten litter canisters to collect litterfall. Total litterfall deposition was highest at the ecotone, followed by the thorn scrub and the pine-oak forest (hereupon, the pine-oak forest will be referred to as &#8220;pine forest&#8221; for simplicity) (706.0 g m-2 year-1, 495.6 g m-2 year-1, and 483.0 g m-2 year-1, respectively). Leaf litter abundance was greater than that of twigs, reproductive structures, or miscellaneous components (385.3 g m-2 year-1, 84.6 g m-2 year-1, 55.7 g m-2 year-1, and 35.8 g m-2 year-1, respectively). Total deposition of nutrients (mg m-2 year-1) varied as follows: Ca, from 3.7 (pine forest) to 13.5 (thorn scrub); K, from 1.0 (pine forest) to 3.8 (ecotone); Mg, from 0.5 (pine forest) to 1.3 (ecotone); N, from 2.7 (pine forest) to 8.3 (ecotone); P, from 0.1 (pine forest) to 0.3 (ecotone); Cu, from 1.0 (pine forest) to 2.9 (ecotone); Fe, from 35.2 (pine forest) to 89.3 (ecotone); Mn, from 27.7 (pine forest) to 71.8 (ecotone), and Zn from 7.3 (thorn scrub) to 7.8 (ecotone). Litterfall and nutrient input was more abundant during the months of winter than at any other time of the year.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La caída de la hojarasca y su posterior descomposición representa el principal aporte de nutrientes al suelo y es uno de los procesos fundamentales del ciclado de la materia orgánica que influyen en el flujo de nutrientes en los ecosistemas. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar los componentes y la deposición de nutrientes presentes en la hojarasca. La hojarasca se recolectó en tres sitios: 1) un bosque de pino, 2) un ecotono en zona de transición entre bosque de pino y matorral submontano y 3) un matorral espinoso en una comunidad vegetal del matorral espinoso tamaulipeco. En cada sitio se seleccionó una parcela experimental para ubicar en ella diez canastas colectoras de hojarasca, cuya deposición fue mayor en el ecotono, seguida del matorral espinoso y el bosque de pino (706.0 g m-2 año-1, 495.6 g m-2 año-1 y 483.0 g m-2 año-1, respectivamente). La caída de hojas fue mayor que la de ramas, de estructuras reproductivas o de componentes diversos (385.3 g m-2 año-1, 84.6 g m-2 año-1, 55.7 g m-2 año-1 y 35.8 g m-2 año-1, respectivamente). La deposición de nutrientes (g m-2 año-1) varió de la siguiente forma: Ca, de 3.7 (bosque de pino) a 13.5 (matorral espinoso); K, de 1.0 (bosque de pino) a 3.8 (ecotono); Mg, de 0.5 (bosque de pino) a 1.3 (ecotono); N, de 2.7 (bosque de pino) a 8.3 (ecotono); P, de 0.1 (bosque de pino) a 0.3 (ecotono); Cu, de 1.0 (bosque de pino) a 2.9 (ecotono); Fe, de 35.2 (bosque de pino) a 89.3 (ecotono); Mn, de 27.7 (bosque de pino) a 71.8 (ecotono) y Zn de 7.3 (matorral espinoso) a 7.8 (ecotono). En los meses de invierno se observó mayor producción de hojarasca y aporte de nutrientes que en otros meses.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ecotone]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[piedmont shrubland]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pine forest]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[thorn scrub]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[nutrient use efficiency]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ecotono]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[hojas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[matorral submontano]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[bosque de pino]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[matorral espinoso]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[uso eficiente de nutrientes]]></kwd>
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