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Bruno Chávez-Vergara
Researcher at National Autonomous University of Mexico
Publications - 26
Citations - 250
Bruno Chávez-Vergara is an academic researcher from National Autonomous University of Mexico. The author has contributed to research in topics: Forest floor & Litter. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 20 publications receiving 159 citations.
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Organic matter dynamics and microbial activity during decomposition of forest floor under two native neotropical oak species in a temperate deciduous forest in Mexico
TL;DR: The results suggest that the chemical composition and chemical quality of litterfall, resulting from foliar resorption, strongly affect forest floor microbial activity.
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Variability in the composition of charred litter generated by wildfire in different ecosystems
Agustín Merino,Bruno Chávez-Vergara,Josefa Salgado,M.T. Fontúrbel,Felipe García-Oliva,José A. Vega,José A. Vega,José A. Vega +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the properties of charred biomass, which may vary widely in different forest ecosystems and also within burnt areas and found that the differences in composition of the charred litter may also be due to differences in the heating conditions (determined by the fire regime, initial amount and flammability of the litter).
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Inferring changes in soil organic matter in post-wildfire soil burn severity levels in a temperate climate.
Agustín Merino,M.T. Fontúrbel,Cristina Fernández,Bruno Chávez-Vergara,Felipe García-Oliva,José A. Vega +5 more
TL;DR: Use of visual identification of SBS levels in combination with DSC-TGA enables rapid evaluation of the spatial variability of the effects of fire on SOM properties, useful to predict soil degradation process and implement emergency soil stabilization techniques.
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Foliar nutrient resorption constrains soil nutrient transformations under two native oak species in a temperate deciduous forest in Mexico
Bruno Chávez-Vergara,Antonio González-Rodríguez,Jorge D. Etchevers,Ken Oyama,Felipe García-Oliva +4 more
TL;DR: A strong footprint of species traits on microbial activities and soil nutrient transformations is suggested in the forest floor litter and soil fertility of two deciduous oak species.
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Quercus species control nutrients dynamics by determining the composition and activity of the forest floor fungal community
Bruno Chávez-Vergara,Andrei Rosales-Castillo,Agustín Merino,Gerardo Vázquez-Marrufo,Ken Oyama,Felipe García-Oliva +5 more
TL;DR: The findings of the present study suggest that the Quercus species control the organic nutrient mineralization by determining the composition and activity of the forest floor microbial community.