Craven, Dylan James

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Pedobiologia"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","3"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","57"],["dc.contributor.author","Powell, Jeff R."],["dc.contributor.author","Craven, Dylan James"],["dc.contributor.author","Eisenhauer, Nico"],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-06-15T13:55:56Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-06-15T13:55:56Z"],["dc.date.issued","2014"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1016/j.pedobi.2014.01.001"],["dc.identifier.scopus","2-s2.0-84894227721"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/66266"],["dc.identifier.url","http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84894227721&partnerID=MN8TOARS"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.relation.issn","0031-4056"],["dc.title","Recent trends and future strategies in soil ecological research-Integrative approaches at Pedobiologia"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","no"],["dc.type.subtype","editorial_ja"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","1648"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","8"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Forest Ecology and Management"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","1657"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","262"],["dc.contributor.author","van Breugel, Michiel"],["dc.contributor.author","Ransijn, Johannes"],["dc.contributor.author","Craven, Dylan"],["dc.contributor.author","Bongers, Frans"],["dc.contributor.author","Hall, Jefferson S."],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-06-18T06:48:55Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-06-18T06:48:55Z"],["dc.date.issued","2011"],["dc.description.abstract","Secondary forests are a major terrestrial carbon sink and reliable estimates of their carbon stocks are pivotal for understanding the global carbon balance and initiatives to mitigate CO2 emissions through forest management and reforestation. A common method to quantify carbon stocks in forests is the use of allometric regression models to convert forest inventory data to estimates of aboveground biomass (AGB). The use of allometric models implies decisions on the selection of extant models or the development of a local model, the predictor variables included in the selected model, and the number of trees and species for destructive biomass measurements. We assess uncertainties associated with these decisions using data from 94 secondary forest plots in central Panama and 244 harvested trees belonging to 26 locally abundant species. AGB estimates from species-specific models were used to assess relative errors of estimates from multispecies models. To reduce uncertainty in the estimation of plot AGB, including wood specific gravity (WSG) in the model was more important than the number of trees used for model fitting. However, decreasing the number of trees increased uncertainty of landscape-level AGB estimates substantially, while including WSG had limited effects on the accuracy of the landscape-level estimates. Predictions of stand and landscape AGB varied strongly among models, making model choice an important source of uncertainty. Local models provided more accurate AGB estimates than foreign models, but high variability in carbon stocks across the landscape implies that developing local models is only justified when landscape sampling is sufficiently intensive."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1016/j.foreco.2011.07.018"],["dc.identifier.isi","WOS:000295297300034"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/66462"],["dc.identifier.url","http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000295297300034&KeyUID=WOS:000295297300034"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.relation.issn","0378-1127"],["dc.title","Estimating carbon stock in secondary forests: Decisions and uncertainties associated with allometric biomass models"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","no"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","4"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Global Ecology and Biogeography"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","15"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","29"],["dc.contributor.author","Sandel, Brody"],["dc.contributor.author","Weigelt, Patrick"],["dc.contributor.author","Kreft, Holger"],["dc.contributor.author","Keppel, Gunnar"],["dc.contributor.author","van der Sande, Masha T."],["dc.contributor.author","Levin, Sam"],["dc.contributor.author","Smith, Stephen"],["dc.contributor.author","Craven, Dylan"],["dc.contributor.author","Knight, Tiffany M."],["dc.contributor.author","Kelly, Ruth"],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-06-16T07:56:08Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-06-16T07:56:08Z"],["dc.date.issued","2020"],["dc.description.abstract","Aim We mapped global patterns of tree phylogenetic endemism (PE) to identify hotspots and test hypotheses about possible drivers. Specifically, we tested hypotheses related to current climate, geographical characteristics and historical conditions and assessed their relative importance in shaping PE patterns. Location Global. Time period We used the present distribution of trees, and predictors covering conditions from the mid‐Miocene to present. Major taxa studied All seed‐bearing trees. Methods We compiled distributions for 58,542 tree species across 463 regions worldwide, matched these to a recent phylogeny of seed plants and calculated PE for each region. We used a suite of predictor variables describing current climate (e.g., mean annual temperature), geographical characteristics (e.g., isolation) and historical conditions (e.g., tree cover at the Last Glacial Maximum) in a spatial regression model to explain variation in PE. Results Tree PE was highest on islands, and was higher closer to the equator. All three groups of predictor variables contributed substantially to the PE pattern. Isolation and topographic heterogeneity promoted high PE, as did high current tree cover. Among mainland regions, temperature seasonality was strongly negatively related to PE, while mean annual temperature was positively related to PE on islands. Some relationships differed among the major floristic regions. For example, tree cover at the Last Glacial Maximum was a positive predictor of PE in the Palaeotropics, while tree cover at the Miocene was a negative predictor of PE in the Neotropics. Main conclusions Globally, PE can be explained by a combination of geographical, historical and current factors. Some geographical variables appear to be key predictors of PE. However, the impact of historic and current climate variables differs considerably among the major floristic regions, reflecting their unique histories. Hence, the current distribution of trees is the result of globally relevant geographical drivers and regional climatic histories."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1111/geb.13001"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/66340"],["dc.language.iso","de"],["dc.relation.eissn","1466-8238"],["dc.relation.issn","1466-822X"],["dc.title","Current climate, isolation and history drive global patterns of tree phylogenetic endemism"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","e28406"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","6"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Biodiversity Data Journal"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","6"],["dc.contributor.author","Craven, Dylan"],["dc.contributor.author","Knight, Tiffany"],["dc.contributor.author","Barton, Kasey"],["dc.contributor.author","Bialic-Murphy, Lalasia"],["dc.contributor.author","Cordell, Susan"],["dc.contributor.author","Giardina, Christian"],["dc.contributor.author","Gillespie, Thomas"],["dc.contributor.author","Ostertag, Rebecca"],["dc.contributor.author","Sack, Lawren"],["dc.contributor.author","Chase, Jonathan"],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-12-10T18:47:38Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-12-10T18:47:38Z"],["dc.date.issued","2018"],["dc.description.abstract","This data paper provides a description of OpenNahele, the open Hawaiian forest plot database. OpenNahele includes 530 forest plots across the Hawaiian archipelago containing 43,590 individuals of 185 native and alien tree, shrub and tree fern species across six islands. We include estimates of maximum plant size (D950.1 and Dmax3) for 58 woody plant species, a key functional trait associated with dispersal distance and competition for light. OpenNahele can serve as a platform to test key ecological, evolutionary and conservation questions in a hotspot archipelago."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3897/BDJ.6.e28406"],["dc.identifier.eissn","1314-2828"],["dc.identifier.issn","1314-2836"],["dc.identifier.pmid","30305799"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/78835"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI Import GROB-354"],["dc.relation.issn","1314-2828"],["dc.title","OpenNahele: the open Hawaiian forest plot database"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","e82433"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","12"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","PLoS One"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","8"],["dc.contributor.author","van Breugel, Michiel"],["dc.contributor.author","Hall, Jefferson S."],["dc.contributor.author","Craven, Dylan"],["dc.contributor.author","Bailon, Mario"],["dc.contributor.author","Hernandez, Andres"],["dc.contributor.author","Abbene, Michele"],["dc.contributor.author","van Breugel, Paulo"],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-06-15T14:10:46Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-06-15T14:10:46Z"],["dc.date.issued","2013"],["dc.description.abstract","Both local- and landscape-scale processes drive succession of secondary forests in human-modified tropical landscapes. Nonetheless, until recently successional changes in composition and diversity have been predominantly studied at the patch level. Here, we used a unique dataset with 45 randomly selected sites across a mixed-use tropical landscape in central Panama to study forest succession simultaneously on local and landscape scales and across both life stages (seedling, sapling, juvenile and adult trees) and life forms (shrubs, trees, lianas, and palms). To understand the potential of these secondary forests to conserve tree species diversity, we also evaluated the diversity of species that can persist as viable metapopulations in a dynamic patchwork of short-lived successional forests, using different assumptions about the average relative size at reproductive maturity. We found a deterministic shift in the diversity and composition of the local plant communities as well as the metacommunity, driven by variation in the rate at which species recruited into and disappeared from the secondary forests across the landscape. Our results indicate that dispersal limitation and the successional niche operate simultaneously and shape successional dynamics of the metacommunity of these early secondary forests. A high diversity of plant species across the metacommunity of early secondary forests shows a potential for restoration of diverse forests through natural succession, when trees and fragments of older forests are maintained in the agricultural matrix and land is abandoned or set aside for a long period of time. On the other hand, during the first 32 years the number of species with mature-sized individuals was a relatively small and strongly biased sub-sample of the total species pool. This implies that ephemeral secondary forests have a limited role in the long-term conservation of tree species diversity in human-modified tropical landscapes."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1371/journal.pone.0082433"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/66269"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.relation.issn","1932-6203"],["dc.title","Succession of Ephemeral Secondary Forests and Their Limited Role for the Conservation of Floristic Diversity in a Human-Modified Tropical Landscape"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","no"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","751"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","6"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Restoration Ecology"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","761"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","17"],["dc.contributor.author","Craven, Dylan"],["dc.contributor.author","Hall, Jefferson"],["dc.contributor.author","Verjans, Jean-Marc"],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-06-16T07:38:56Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-06-16T07:38:56Z"],["dc.date.issued","2008"],["dc.description.abstract","Reforestation has been suggested as a strategy to control Saccharum spontaneum , an invasive grass that impedes regeneration in disturbed areas of the Panama Canal Watershed (PCW). In this study, the effects of different intensities of herbicide application and mechanical cleanings on the growth and mortality of Terminalia amazonia and Tectona grandis saplings were evaluated in S. spontaneum grasslands within the PCW. Both species exhibited greater height, basal diameter, wood volume index, wider crown diameters, deeper live crowns, and lower mortality with increasing intensity of mechanical cleanings and herbicide application. Height and competition of S. spontaneum correlated negatively with intensity of mechanical cleanings and herbicide application. Grass control costs did not differ between tree species but did increase significantly with intensity of mechanical cleanings and herbicide application. We recommend fire suppression, annual herbicide application, and at least four mechanical cleanings per year in Tec. grandis plantations during the first 3 years of plantation establishment. Given the slower initial growth and mortality patterns of Ter. amazonia , aggressive grass control treatments should be continued until individuals are sufficiently large to effectively shade S. spontaneum . Results from this study suggest that reforestation with commercial timber species can rapidly establish and control S. spontaneum growth in the PCW. Reforestation of areas already invaded or at risk of being invaded by S. spontaneum appears to be a viable strategy to reduce its abundance and subsequent negative ecological effects in the PCW."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00408.x"],["dc.identifier.isi","WOS:000272131700001"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/66338"],["dc.identifier.url","http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000272131700001&KeyUID=WOS:000272131700001"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.relation.eissn","1526-100X"],["dc.relation.issn","1061-2971"],["dc.title","Impacts of herbicide application and mechanical cleanings on growth and mortality of two timber species in Saccharum spontaneum grasslands of the Panama Canal Watershed"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","no"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","69"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","New Forests"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","87"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","43"],["dc.contributor.author","Paul, Gillian S."],["dc.contributor.author","Montagnini, Florencia"],["dc.contributor.author","Berlyn, Graeme P."],["dc.contributor.author","Craven, Dylan J."],["dc.contributor.author","van Breugel, Michiel"],["dc.contributor.author","Hall, Jefferson S."],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-06-17T14:47:18Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-06-17T14:47:18Z"],["dc.date.issued","2012"],["dc.description.abstract","This study examined foliar herbivory on 1 year-old tree saplings planted in previously abandoned fields in central Panama. Plots (15 × 15 trees) of Anacardium excelsum (Anacardiaceae), Dalbergia retusa (Fabaceae), Pachira quinata (Malvaceae), Tabebuia rosea (Bignoniaceae), and Terminalia amazonia (Combretaceae) were tested for herbivory using leaf counts and digital image analysis. Values of foliar carbon, foliar nitrogen, specific leaf area (SLA), and leaf toughness were analyzed to describe mechanical defenses and leaf nutrients on young and mature leaves of each of these species. For all five species, less than 10% of total leaf area was found to be damaged by arthropods. Significant (P-value < 0.001) differences in herbivory were found among both the tree species and the insect feeding guilds considered: chewing, skeletonizing, mining, and leaf-rolling. On mature leaves, Anacardium excelsum had the highest amount of leaf damage (3.53%) while Dalbergia retusa exhibited the lowest herbivore damage (1.72%). Tabebuia rosea had statistically significantly higher damage than other species for young leaves caused by leaf-rolling insects (4.21% rolling of 5.55% total damage). Leaf toughness was negatively correlated with SLA and foliar N. Linear regressions showed that herbivory was positively correlated with foliar N for young leaves and negatively correlated with foliar N for mature leaves. No statistically significant relationships were found between herbivory and the mechanical properties of toughness and SLA. Overall, results from this study indicate that, as young saplings, the species evaluated did not suffer high amounts of foliar herbivory in the plantation environment."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1007/s11056-011-9267-7"],["dc.identifier.isi","WOS:000298859100006"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/66459"],["dc.identifier.url","http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000298859100006&KeyUID=WOS:000298859100006"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.relation.eissn","1573-5095"],["dc.relation.issn","0169-4286"],["dc.title","Foliar herbivory and leaf traits of five native tree species in a young plantation of Central Panama"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","no"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","6744"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","12"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Ecology and Evolution"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","6755"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","9"],["dc.contributor.author","Craven, Dylan"],["dc.contributor.author","Winter, Marten"],["dc.contributor.author","Hotzel, Konstantin"],["dc.contributor.author","Gaikwad, Jitendra"],["dc.contributor.author","Eisenhauer, Nico"],["dc.contributor.author","Hohmuth, Martin"],["dc.contributor.author","König-Ries, Birgitta"],["dc.contributor.author","Wirth, Christian"],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-06-10T14:18:58Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-06-10T14:18:58Z"],["dc.date.issued","2019"],["dc.description.abstract","The study of biodiversity has grown exponentially in the last thirty years in response to demands for greater understanding of the function and importance of Earth's biodiversity and finding solutions to conserve it. Here, we test the hypothesis that biodiversity science has become more interdisciplinary over time. To do so, we analyze 97,945 peer-reviewed articles over a twenty-two-year time period (1990-2012) with a continuous time dynamic model, which classifies articles into concepts (i.e., topics and ideas) based on word co-occurrences. Using the model output, we then quantify different aspects of interdisciplinarity: concept diversity, that is, the diversity of topics and ideas across subdisciplines in biodiversity science, subdiscipline diversity, that is, the diversity of subdisciplines across concepts, and network structure, which captures interactions between concepts and subdisciplines. We found that, on average, concept and subdiscipline diversity in biodiversity science were either stable or declining, patterns which were driven by the persistence of rare concepts and subdisciplines and a decline in the diversity of common concepts and subdisciplines, respectively. Moreover, our results provide evidence that conceptual homogenization, that is, decreases in temporal β concept diversity, underlies the observed trends in interdisciplinarity. Together, our results reveal that biodiversity science is undergoing a dynamic phase as a scientific discipline that is consolidating around a core set of concepts. Our results suggest that progress toward addressing the biodiversity crisis via greater interdisciplinarity during the study period may have been slowed by extrinsic factors, such as the failure to invest in research spanning across concepts and disciplines. However, recent initiatives such as the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) may attract broader support for biodiversity-related issues and hence interdisciplinary approaches to address scientific, political, and societal challenges in the coming years."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1002/ece3.5244"],["dc.identifier.pmid","31327991"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/16547"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/66221"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.relation.issn","2045-7758"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.title","Evolution of interdisciplinarity in biodiversity science"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","369"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","3"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","New Forests"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","385"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","39"],["dc.contributor.author","Piotto, Daniel"],["dc.contributor.author","Craven, Dylan"],["dc.contributor.author","Montagnini, Florencia"],["dc.contributor.author","Alice, Federico"],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-06-17T07:51:55Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-06-17T07:51:55Z"],["dc.date.issued","2010"],["dc.description.abstract","Reforestation of degraded land in tropical regions provides one means of restoring ecosystems and improving rural livelihoods. Most plantations in humid tropical regions are established in pure plots, including few species of high commercial value, generally exotics. The present study compares growth and economic viability of 15–16 year-old trees of native species in pure and mixed plantations on degraded pasturelands at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. The species with the best growth were Vochysia guatemalensis, Virola koschnyi, Jacaranda copaia, Terminalia amazonia, and Hieronyma alchorneoides. The mixed plantations performed better than pure plantations for all growth variables considered, including height, diameter at breast height, volume, and aboveground biomass. Mixed plantations outperformed pure plantations economically, with Net Present Value (NPV) of ,124 to ,155/ha and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 7.7–15.6% depending on the species mixture. The most profitable pure plantations were those of Vochysia guatemalensis, with NPV and IRR of ,035/ha and 14.3%, respectively; Hieronyma alchorneoides (,654 and 10.8%); and Virola koschnyi (,906/ha and 9.22%). These are the estimated benefits that would be accrued at harvest. These projections are realistic since the decision to harvest is generally mandated not just by profit maximization but by economic necessity, thus many small- to medium-scale farmers in Costa Rica harvest plantations prior to the completion of the rotation length. Mixed plantation may be the preferred system for reforestation with native species designed for timber production or carbon sequestration because this system is more economically viable and productive than pure plantations."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1007/s11056-009-9177-0"],["dc.identifier.isi","WOS:000276435800009"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/66411"],["dc.identifier.url","http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000276435800009&KeyUID=WOS:000276435800009"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.relation.eissn","1573-5095"],["dc.relation.issn","0169-4286"],["dc.title","Silvicultural and economic aspects of pure and mixed native tree species plantations on degraded pasturelands in humid Costa Rica"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","no"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","215"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","1-2"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Plant and Soil"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","226"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","378"],["dc.contributor.author","Ramírez, J. A."],["dc.contributor.author","León-Peláez, J. D."],["dc.contributor.author","Craven, D."],["dc.contributor.author","Herrera, D. A."],["dc.contributor.author","Zapata, C. M."],["dc.contributor.author","González-Hernández, M. I."],["dc.contributor.author","Gallardo-Lancho, J."],["dc.contributor.author","Osorio, W."],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-06-17T14:49:23Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-06-17T14:49:23Z"],["dc.date.issued","2014"],["dc.description.abstract","Background and aims Exotic coniferous species have been used widely in restoration efforts in tropical montane forests due to their tolerance to adverse conditions and rapid growth, with little consideration given to the potential ecological benefits provided by native tree species. The aim of this study was to elucidate differences in litterfall and nutrient flow between a montane oak forest (Quercus humboldtii Bonpl.) and exotic coniferous plantations of pine (Pinus patula Schltdl. & Cham.) and cypress (Cupressus lusitanica Mill.) in the Colombian Andes. Methods Litter production, litter decomposition rate, and element composition of leaf litter were monitored during 3 years. Results Litter production in the oak forest and pine plantation was similar, but considerably lower in the cypress plantation . Similar patterns were observed for nutrient concentrations in litterfall, with the exception of Ca which was three times higher in the cypress plantation. The annual decay rate of litter was faster in the montane oak forest than in either of the exotic coniferous plantations. The potential and net return of nutrients to the forest floor were significantly higher in oak forest than in the exotic coniferous plantations. Conclusions Future restoration programs should consider new species that can emulate the nutrient flow of native broadleaf species instead of exotic species that tend to impoverish soil nutrient stocks in tropical montane forests."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1007/s11104-014-2024-x"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/66460"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.relation.eissn","1573-5036"],["dc.relation.issn","0032-079X"],["dc.title","Effects on nutrient cycling of conifer restoration in a degraded tropical montane forest"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","no"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]