The growing global need for latex is driving rubber plantation (RP) expansion since the last
century, with> 2 Mha of cultivation area being established in the last decade. Southeast Asia …

Despite the increasing use of pesticides in tropical countries, research and legislative efforts
have focused on their temperate counterparts. This paper presents a review of the literature …

Plant litter decomposition in the soil is governed by microorganisms such as bacteria and
fungi that colonize lignocellulose residues during the decomposition process, and thus, the …

Microplastics are emerging pollutants that have recently aroused considerable concern but
most toxicological studies have focused on marine biota, with little investigation of the …

1. Frequency of singletons–species represented by single individuals–is anomalously high
in most large tropical arthropod surveys (average, 32%). 2. We sampled 5965 adult spiders …

Though seasonally dry tropical forests are equally as important to global biodiversity as
tropical rainforests, and are one of the most representative and highly endangered …

Litterbags have been utilized in soil ecology for about 50 years. They are useful because
they confine organic material and thus enable the study of decomposition dynamics (mass …

Millipedes (Diplopoda) and woodlice (Crustacea, Isopoda), with a total of about 15000
described species worldwide, contribute substantially to invertebrate biodiversity. These …

Government and international agencies have highlighted the need to focus global change
research efforts on tropical ecosystems. However, no recent comprehensive review exists …

The sustainability of agroforestry systems in Amazonia was assessed from their litter
dynamics and decomposition. Litter fall and litter stocks were determined from July 1997 to …