Erratum to "Plant impacts on nitrogen and carbon cycling in the Monte Phytogeographical Province, Argentina" [Journal of Arid Environments 73 (2009) 192-201] (DOI:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.09.016);Plant impacts on nitrogen and carbon cycling in the Monte Phytogeographical Province, Argentina

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 192-201

  Carrera, A L ^a,d   Mazzarino, M J ^b   Bertiller, M B ^a,d   del Valle, H F ^a   Carretero, E M ^c  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^c LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Litter decomposition; Litter production; N immobilization; N mineralization; N resorption; Plant functional traits; Soil C

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ARGENTINA; MONTE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 56949090655     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.12.001     Document Type: Erratum

References (85)

1. Adams M.A., and Attiwill P.M. Nutrient cycling and nitrogen mineralization in eucalypt forests of south-east Australia. Plant and Soil 92 (1986) 341-362
2. Aerts R., and Chapin F.S. The mineral nutrition of wild plants revisited: a re-evaluation of processes and patterns. Advances in Ecological Research 30 (2000) 1-67
3. Arriaga L., and Maya Y. Spatial variability in decomposition rates in a desert scrub of Northwestern Mexico. Plant Ecology 189 (2007) 213-225
4. Asner G.P., Borghi C.E., and Ojeda R.A. Desertification in central Argentina: changes in ecosystem carbon and nitrogen from imaging spectroscopy. Ecological Applications 13 (2003) 629-648
5. Austin A.T., and Vivanco L. Plant litter decomposition in a semi-arid ecosystem controlled by photodegradation. Nature 442 (2006) 555-558
6. Bertiller M.B., Beeskow A.M., and Coronato F. Seasonal environmental and plant phenology in arid Patagonia (Argentina). Journal of Arid Environments 21 (1991) 1-11
7. Bertiller M.B., and Bisigato A.J. Vegetation dynamics under grazing disturbance. The state - and - transition model for the Patagonian steppes. Ecología Austral 8 (1998) 191-199
8. Bertiller M.B., Sain C.L., Carrera A.L., and Vargas D.N. Patterns of nitrogen and phosphorous conservation in dominant perennial grasses and shrubs across an aridity gradient in Patagonia. Journal of Arid Environments 62 (2005) 209-223
9. Bertiller M.B., Mazzarino M.J., Carrera A.L., Diehl P., Satti P., Gobbi M., and Sain C.L. Leaf strategies and soil N across a regional humidity gradient in Patagonia. Oecologia 148 (2006) 612-624
10. Bisigato A.J., and Bertiller M.B. Grazing effects on patchy dryland vegetation in northern Patagonia. Journal of Arid Environments 36 (1997) 639-653
11. Braun Wilke R.H. Net primary productivity and nitrogen and carbon distribution in two xerophytic communities of central-west Argentina. Plant and Soil 67 (1982) 315-323
12. van den Bosch S., Guevara J.C., Tacchini F.M., and Estevez O.R. Nutrient content of browse species in the arid rangelands of the Mendoza plain, Argentina. Journal of Arid Environments 37 (1997) 285-298
13. Cabrera A.L. Regiones Fitogeográficas Argentinas. Enciclopedia Argentina de Agricultura y Jardinería (1976), Acmé, Argentina
14. Campanella M.V., and Bertiller M.B. Plant phenology, leaf traits, and leaf litterfall of contrasting life forms in the arid Patagonian Monte, Argentina. Journal of Vegetation Science 19 (2008) 75-85
15. Candia R., and Dalmasso A.D. Dieta del Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) y productividad del pastizal en la reserve La Payunia, Mendoza (Argentina). Multequina 4 (1995) 5-15 (Argentina)
16. Carrera, A.L., 2003. Patrones de conservación de N en los ecosistemas áridos del NE de la Patagonia. PhD Thesis, National University Comahue, Río Negro, Argentina. 176pp.
17. Carrera A.L., Sain C.L., and Bertiller M.B. Patterns of nitrogen conservation in shrubs and grasses in the Patagonian Monte, Argentina. Plant and Soil 224 (2000) 185-193
18. Carrera A.L., Bertiller M.B., Sain C.L., and Mazzarino M.J. Relationship between plant nitrogen conservation strategies and the dynamics of soil nitrogen in the arid Patagonian Monte, Argentina. Plant and Soil 255 (2003) 595-604
19. Carrera A.L., Vargas D.N., Campanella M.V., Bertiller M.B., Sain C.L., and Mazzarino M.J. Soil nitrogen in relation to quality and decomposability of plant litter in the Patagonian Monte, Argentina. Plant Ecology 181 (2005) 139-151
20. Carrera A.L., Bertiller M.B., and Larreguy C. Leaf litterfall, fine-root production, and decomposition in shrublands with different canopy structure induced by grazing in the Patagonian Monte, Argentina. Plant and Soil 311 (2008) 39-50
21. 2 concentrations: effects of nitrogen supply and source. American Journal of Botany 91 (2004) 565-572
22. 4 grasses at different altitudes in a temperate arid region of Argentina. Oecologia 76 (1988) 273-277
23. Chambouleyron M.B., and Braun R.H. Contribución de tres leguminosas leñosas a la economía del nitrógeno en una comunidad pedemontana. Multequina 3 (1994) 75-81 (Argentina)
24. Charley J.L., and West N.E. Micropatterns of N-mineralization activity in soils of some shrub dominated semidesert ecosystems of Utah. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 9 (1977) 357-365
25. Charley J.L., and Cowling S.W. Changes in soil nutrient status resulting from overgrazing and their consequences in plant communities of semi-arid areas. Proceedings of the Ecological Society of Australia 3 (1968) 23-38
26. Cornelissen J.H.C., Pérez-Harguindeguy N., Díaz S., Grime J.P., Marzano B., Cabido M., Vendramini F., and Ceraboli B. Leaf structure and defence control litter decomposition rates across species and life forms in regional floras on two continents. New Phytologist 143 (1999) 191-200
27. Coronato F.R., and Bertiller M.B. Climatic controls of soil moisture dynamics in an arid steppe of northern Patagonia, Argentina. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation 11 (1997) 277-288
28. Crawley M.J. Life history and environments. In: Crawley M.J. (Ed). Plant Ecology (1998), Blackwell Science, Oxford 73-131
29. Gallardo A., and Schlesinger W.H. Carbon and nitrogen limitations of soil microbial biomass in desert ecosystems. Biogeochemistry 18 (1992) 1-17
30. Gallo M.E., Sinsabaugh R.L., and Cabaniss S.E. The role of ultraviolet radiation in litter decomposition in arid ecosystems. Applied Soil Ecology 34 (2006) 82-91
31. Guevara J.C., Estevez O.R., Silva J.H., and Marchi A. Adequacy of native range grasses to meet protein and energy beef cow requierements in the plain of Mendoza, Argentina. In: Gaston A., Kernick M., and Le Houérou H.N. (Eds). Proceedings Forth International Rangeland Congress (1992), CIRAD (SCIST), Montpelier, France 696-699 1279pp
32. Hang S., Mazzarino M.J., Nuñez G., and Oliva L. Influencia del desmonte selectivo en la dinámica del nitrógeno en el Chaco Arido Argentino. Agroforestería en las Américas 6 (1995) 9-13
33. Hart S.C., Stark J.M., Davidson E.A., and Firestone M.K. Nitrogen mineralization, immobilization, and nitrification. In: Weaver R.W. (Ed). Methods of Soil Analysis. Part 2. Microbiological and Biochemical Properties. SSSA Book Series vol. 5 (1994) 985-1018 Madison, WI
34. Huxman T.E., Zinder K.A., Tissue D., Leffler A.J., Ogle K., Pockman W.T., Sandquist D.R., Potts D.L., and Schwinning S. Precipitation pulses and carbon fluxes in semiarid and arid ecosystems. Oecologia 141 (2004) 254-268
35. Jackson R.B., Mooney H.A., and Schulze E.D. A global budget for fine root biomass, surface area, and nutrient contents. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 94 (1997) 7362-7366
36. Jobbagy E.G., and Jackson R.B. The vertical distribution of soil organic carbon and its relation to climate and vegetation. Ecological Applications 10 (2000) 423-436
37. Killingbeck K.T. Nutrients in senesced leaves: keys to the search for potential resorption and resorption proficiency. Ecology 77 (1996) 1716-1727
38. Koukoura Z., Mamolos A.P., and Kalburtji K.L. Decomposition of dominant plant species litter in a semi-arid grassland. Applied Soil Ecology 23 (2003) 13-23
39. Kurochkina L.J., and Borovskaya T.A. Productivity of arid zone vegetation. In: Rodin L.E. (Ed). Ecophysiological Foundation of Ecosystem Productivity in Arid Zone (1976), Nauka, Leningrad, USSR
40. Lupiañez, G., 1999. Descomposición del mantillo de Larrea cuneifolia Cav. (Zygophyllaceae) en el piedemonte mendocino. Tesis de Licenciatura Universidad CAECE, Argentina, 35pp.
41. Mares M.A., Morello J., and Goldstein G. The Monte desert and other subtropical semi-arid biomes of Argentina, with comments on their relation to North American arid areas. In: Evenari M., Noy-Meir I., and Goodall D. (Eds). Hot Deserts and Arid Shrublands, Ecosystems of the World (1985), Elsevier Science, Amsterdam 203-237
42. Martínez Carretero E., and Dalmasso A.D. Litter yield in shrubs of Larrea in the andean piedmont of Mendoza, Argentina. Vegetatio 101 (1992) 21-33
43. Martínez Carretero E., Dalmasso A., and Trione S. Carbon storage in Larrea divaricata and L. cuneifolia (Zygophyllaceae) in drylands of central-western Argentina. Arid Land Research and Management 21 (2007) 273-285
44. Martínez-Yrízar A., Núñez S., Miranda H., and Búrquez A. Temporal and spatial variation of litter production in Sonoran Desert communities. Plant Ecology 145 (1999) 37-48
45. Maya Y., and Arriaga L. Litterfall and phenological the dominant overstorey species of a desert scrub north-western Mexico. Journal of Arid Environments 34 (1996) 23-35
46. Mazzarino M.J., Oliva L., Abril A., and Acosta M. Factors affecting nitrogen dynamics in the semiarid woodland (dry Chaco ecosystem). Plant and Soil 138 (1991) 242-248
47. Mazzarino M.J., Bertiller M.B., Sain C.L., Laos F., and Coronato F.R. Spatial patterns of nitrogen availability, mineralization and immobilization in Northern Patagonia, Argentina. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation 10 (1996) 295-309
48. Mazzarino M.J., Bertiller M.B., Sain C., Satti P., and Coronato F. Soil nitrogen dynamics in northeastern Patagonia steppe under different precipitation regimes. Plant and Soil 202 (1998) 125-131
49. Mazzarino M.J., Bertiller M.B., Schlichter T., and Gobbi M. Nutrient cycling in Patagonian ecosystems. Ecología Austral 8 (1998) 167-182
50. Mazzarino M.J., and Bertiller M.B. Soil N pools and processes as indicators of desertification in semi-arid woodlands and semiarid to arid steppes of Argentina. People and rangelands building the future. VI International Rangeland Congress 1 (1999) 101-105
51. Meentemeyer V., Box E.O., and Thompson R. World patterns and amounts of terrestrial plant litter production. BioScience 32 (1982) 125-128
52. Montaña C., Ezcurra E., Carrillo A., and Delhoume J.P. The decomposition of litter in grasslands of northern Mexico: a comparison between arid and non-arid environments. Journal of Arid Environments 14 (1988) 55-60
53. Morales R. Atrapamiento y caracterización de cepas de rizobios procedentes de suelos del Algarrobal del Monte. Multequina 1 (1992) 181-188
54. Morello J.H., Protomastro J., Sancholuz L.A., and Blanco C. Estudio macroecológico de los Llanos de La Rioja. Serie del cincuentenario vol. 5 (1985), Administración de Parques Nacionales, Argentina 53pp
55. Moreno, L., 2005. Variación conjunta en los atributos morfológicos y funcionales de los órganos fotosintéticos de arbustos dominantes del norte de la Patagonia árida. Tesis de Licenciatura. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Argentina. 43pp.
56. Noy Meir I. Desert ecosystems: environment and producers. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematic 4 (1973) 25-52
57. Pucheta E., Llanos M., Meglioli C., Gaviorno M., Ruiz M., and Parera C. Litter decomposition in a sandy Monte desert of western Argentina: influences of vegetation patches and summer rainfall. Austral Ecology 31 (2006) 808-816
58. Rodríguez M.V., Bertiller M.B., and Sain C.L. Spatial patterns and chemical characteristics of root biomass in ecosystems of the Patagonian Monte disturbed by grazing. Journal of Arid Environments 70 (2007) 137-151
59. Rodríguez M.V., Bertiller M.B., and Bisigato A.J. Are fine roots of both shrubs and perennial grasses able to occupy the upper soil layer? A study case in the arid Patagonian Monte of Argentina with non-seasonal precipitation. Plant and Soil 300 (2007) 281-288
60. Rossi B.E., and Villagra P.E. Effects of Prosopis flexuosa on soil properties and the spatial pattern of understorey species in arid Argentina. Journal of Vegetation Science 14 (2003) 543-550
61. Rostagno C.M., and del Valle H.F. Mounds associated with shrubs in aridic soils of northeastern Patagonia: characteristics and probable genesis. Catena 15 (1988) 347-359
62. Rostagno C.M., del Valle H.F., and Videla L. The influence of shrubs on some chemical and physical properties of an aridic soil in north-eastern Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Arid Environments 20 (1991) 179-188
63. Satti P., Mazzarino M.J., Gobbi M., Funes F., Roselli L., and Fernandez H. Soil N dynamics in relation to leaf litter quality and soil fertility in north-western Patagonian forests. Journal of Ecology 91 (2003) 173-181
64. Schaefer D., Steinberger Y., and Whitford W.G. The failure of nitrogen and lignin control of decomposition in a North American desert. Oecologia 65 (1985) 382-386
65. Schlesinger W.H., Reynolds J.F., Cunningham G.L., Huenneke L.F., Jarrell W.M., Virginia R.A., and Whitford W.G. Biological feedbacks in global desertification. Science 247 (1990) 1043-1048
66. Schlesinger W.H. Biogeochemistry: An Analysis of Global Change (1991), Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, CA
67. Schlesinger W.H., Raikes J.A., Hartley A.E., and Cross A.F. On the spatial pattern of soil nutrients in desert ecosystems. Ecology 77 (1996) 364-374
68. Scott N.A., and Blinkley D. Foliage litter quality and annual net mineralization comparison across North American forest sites. Oecologia 111 (1997) 151-159
69. Scutari N.C., Diez B.D., and Lumbsch H.T. New records of soil-associated lichens from north-eastern Patagonia (Chubut, Argentina). Mycotaxon 83 (2002) 369-383
70. Scutari N., Bertiller M.B., and Carrera A.L. Soil-associated lichens in rangelands of north-eastern Patagonia. Lichen groups and species with potential as bioindicators of grazing disturbance. The Lichenologist 36 (2004) 405-412
71. Soriano A. La vegetación del Chubut. Rev. Arg. Argon. 17 (1950) 30-66
72. Strojan C.L., Turner F.B., and Castetter R. Litter fall from shrubs in the northern Mojave desert. Ecology 60 (1979) 891-900
73. Tanquilevich R.F. Los suelos de la Reserva Ecológica de Ñacuñán. Deserta 2 (1971) 131-206
74. Vargas D.N., Bertiller M.B., Ares J.O., Carrera A.L., and Sain C.L. Soil C and N dynamics induced by leaf-litter decomposition of shrubs and perennial grasses of the Patagonian Monte. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38 (2006) 2401-2410
75. Villagra P.E. Aspectos ecológicos de los algarrobales argentinos. Multequina 9 (2000) 21-37
76. Villagra P.E., Cony M., Mantován N.G., Rossi B.E., González Loyarte M.M., Villalba R., and Marone L. Ecología y manejo de los algarrobales de la Provincia Fitogeográfica del Monte. In: Arturi M.F., Frangi J.L., and Goya J.F. (Eds). Ecología y manejo de bosques nativos de Argentina (2004), Editorial Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
77. del Valle H.F., and Rosell R.A. Lignin signature in soils of shrub patches in northeastern Patagonia. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation 13 (1999) 239-251
78. del Valle H.F., and Rosell R.A. Mineral composition of perennial vegetation of SHRUB patches in Northeastern Patagonia. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation 14 (2000) 15-25
79. del Valle H.F., Rosell R.A., and Bouza P.J. Formation, distribution, and physicochemical properties of plant litter in shrub patches of northeastern Patagonia. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation 13 (1999) 105-122
80. Wainstein P., and González S. Valor nutritivo de plantas forrajeras del este de la provincia de Mendoza (Reserva Ecológica de Ñacuñán), I. Deserta 2 (1971) 67-75
81. Wainstein P., González S., and Rey E. Valor nutritivo de plantas forrajeras de la provincia de Mendoza - III. Cuaderno Técnico IADIZA 1 (1979) 97-108
82. Wardle D.A. Communities and Ecosystems. Linking the Aboveground and Belowground Components (2002), Princeton University Press
83. West N.E., and Skujins J.J. Nitrogen in Desert Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Ser vol. 9 (1978), Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross, Inc., Stroudsburg, PA
84. Westoby M., Falster D.S., Moles A.T., Vesk P.A., and Wright I.J. Plant ecological strategies: some leading dimensions of variation between species. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 33 (2002) 125-159
85. Whitford W. Ecology of Desert Systems (2002), Academic Press, USA