D. Choquenot, "Rate of increase for populations of feral donkeys in northern Australia," Journal of Mammalogy, 71, 151-5, July 1990. (Canberra College of Advanced Education, Australia)
Rapid nutrient turnover in tropical rain forests contributes to their high productivity. Lichen epiphytes, which often represent a significant proportion of the canopy biomass, are commonly dislodged by storms. Their decomposition, determined by litter bag experiments, has now been shown to be rapid: Between 60 and 90 percent of their biomass is lost in the course of a year. Since some lichens fix nitrogen, this is an important component of the rain forest nutrient cycle.
G. Guzman, W. Quilhot, D.J. Galloway, "Decomposition of species of Pseudocyphellaria and Sticta in a southern Chilean forest," Lichenologist, 22, 325-31, August 1990. (Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educaci¢n, Chile; Universidad de Valpara¡so, Chile; Natural History Museum, London)
Peat deposition in the mires of the Ligurian ...
