文章基本信息

标题：Nitrogen cycling during secondary succession in Atlantic Forest of Bahia, Brazil
本地全文：下载
作者：Joy B. Winbourne ; Aida Feng ; Lovinia Reynolds 等
期刊名称：Scientific Reports
电子版ISSN：2045-2322
出版年度：2018
卷号：8
期号：1
页码：1377
DOI：10.1038/s41598-018-19403-0
语种：English
出版社：Springer Nature
摘要：N in stands that were 20, 35, 50, and > 50 years old. Contrary to our initial hypothesis, we found no significant differences between stand ages in any measured variable. Our findings suggest that secondary forests in this region of the Atlantic forest reached pre-disturbance N cycling dynamics after just 20 years of succession. This result contrasts with previous study in the Amazon, where the N cycle recovered slowly after abandonment from pasture reaching pre-disturbance N cycling levels after ~50 years of succession. Our results suggest the pace of the N cycle, and perhaps tropical secondary forest, recovery, may vary regionally.