@article{fdi:010063610,
  title = {{F}irewood extraction affects carbon pools and nutrients in remnant fragments of temperate forests at the {M}exican {T}ransvolcanic {B}elt},
  author = {{G}arcia-{O}liva, {F}. and {C}ovaleda, {S}. and {G}allardo, {J}. {F}. and {P}rat, {C}hristian and {V}elazquez-{D}uran, {R}. and {E}tchevers, {J}. {D}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{G}lobally, remnant fragments of forests represent the main carbon reservoir of terrestrial ecosystems, but they suffer strong degradation due to uncontrolled wood extraction mainly by tree cut for household fuel use and charcoal production. {T}he present study evaluates the degradation caused by wood extraction on carbon pools and soil nutrient dynamics in temperate forests distributed in remnant fragments located in central {M}exico. {F}our sites with different intensity of wood extraction were chosen for measuring carbon pools and nutrient fluxes during two years. {B}oth, aboveground carbon biomass and soil organic carbon values decreased with the intensity of forest degradation. {T}he degraded forest ({DF}) showed total carbon content 55 % lower than that shown by the seminatural forest ({SF}). {A}dditionally, litterfall production was reduced in {DF} as compared to {SF}; the decomposition rate of standing litter was higher in the latter site. {A}s a consequence, {DF} had lower organic matter inputs to the soil than that presented by {SF}. {S}oil extractable ammonium and microbial biomass-carbon and -nitrogen were lower in {DF} than in {SF}. {I}t was concluded that the uncontrolled wood extraction in these remnants of temperate forest in {M}exico significantly reduced the carbon pools, carbon and nutrient fluxes through litterfall and consequently, the soil nutrient dynamics were disrupted.},
  keywords = {forest degradation ; litterfall production ; litter decomposition ; microbial biomass ; oak-pine forest ; {MEXIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}osque},
  volume = {35},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {311--324},
  ISSN = {0717-9200},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.4067/s0717-92002014000300006},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063610},
}