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      Litterfall in Pinus greggii Engelm: And Pinus cembroides Zucc. plantations, in Coahuila, México Translated title: Caída de hojarasca en plantaciones de Pinus greggii Engelm: Y Pinus cembroides Zucc., en Coahuila, México

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          This research was carried out to evaluate litterfall kinetics in two coniferous plantations (Pinus greggii Engelm. and P. cembroides Zucc.) planted in 1992, growing under similar environmental conditions in the Sierra de Arteaga, Coahuila, México. Litterfall was collected at both sites from 15 randomly distributed litter traps, over monthly time intervals along one year (February 2009 - February 2010). Traps of 1 m² were made from wooden a frame and metallic mesh of 1 mm x 1 mm. Kruskal-Wallis (95 %) non-parametric test was used to detect significant differences of litterfall components (needles, branches and male cones) among species and sampling dates. Principal component analysis and Stepwise regression were employed to evaluate relationships of litterfall and climatic factors. Litterfall was higher (P < 0.05) in P. greggii (2.98 ± 5.18 g m-2 month¹) than in P. cembroides (2.71 ± 6.01 g m-2 month-1), equivalent to 1072 and 976 kg ha-1 year-1, respectively. Needle litter comprised about 92.3 ± 8.1 % of total litterfall for Pinus gregii and 94.3 ± 3.8 % for P. cembroides. The results show that litterfall inputs be affected by tree species and by environmental factors, mainly wind and temperature.

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          Esta investigación se llevó a cabo para evaluar la caída de hojarasca en dos plantaciones forestales (Pinus greggii Engelm. y P. cembroides Zucc.) establecidas en el año de 1992 en la Sierra de Arteaga, Coahuila, México, ambas en condiciones ambientales de crecimiento similares. La hojarasca fue colectada mensualmente durante un año (febrero 2009 - febrero 2010), en 15 trampas distribuidas aleatoriamente en cada plantación. Las trampas de 1 m² fueron construidas de madera, con una malla metálica de 1 mm x 1 mm en el fondo. La prueba no paramétrica de Kruskal-Wallis (95 %) se usó para detectar diferencias estadísticas en la caída de componentes de hojarasca (hojas, ramas y conos masculinos), entre especies y fechas de colecta. Para evaluar la relación de la caída de hojarasca y factores climáticos se hicieron análisis de componentes principales y de regresión paso a paso (Stepwise). Los promedios de caída de hojarasca fueron estadísticamente más altos (P < 0.05) en P. greggii (2.98 ± 5.18 g m² mes¹) que en P. cembroides (2.71 ± 6.01 g m-2 mes-1), y equivalentes a 1072 y 976 kg ha-1 año-1, respectivamente. Las hojas representaron 92.3 ± 8.1 % de la hojarasca en P. greggii y 94.3 ± 3.8 % en P. cembroides. Los resultados indican que la caída de hojarasca es dependiente de la especie, así como de factores climáticos, en especial de viento y temperatura.

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                Journal
                rfm
                Revista fitotecnia mexicana
                Rev. fitotec. mex
                Sociedad Mexicana de Fitogenética A.C. (Chapingo, Estado de México, Mexico )
                0187-7380
                June 2012
                : 35
                : 2
                : 123-133
                Affiliations
                [03] Etla Oaxaca orgnameInstituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias orgdiv1Centro de Investigación Regional Pacífico Sur orgdiv2Campo Agrícola Experimental. Valles Centrales México
                [01] Tlaxiaco Oaxaca orgnameInstituto Tecnológico Superior de San Miguel El Grande México
                [02] Saltillo Coahuila orgnameUniversidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro orgdiv1Departamento Forestal México jorgemendezgonzalez@ 123456gmail.com
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                S0187-73802012000200004 S0187-7380(12)03500200004
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                : 15 August 2011
                : 24 April 2012
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                variables climáticas,caída de hojarasca,Pinus cembroides,Pinus greggii,litterfall, climatic variables

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