Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30519513›Full record

ArticlePeerJ2018

Nitrogen input by bamboos in neotropical forest: a new perspective.

Maíra C G Padgurschi, Simone A Vieira, Edson J F Stefani, Gabriela B Nardoto, Carlos A Joly

Abstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in PeerJ, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Maíra C G PadgurschiPlant Biology Department, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Simone A VieiraCenter for Environmental Studies and Research, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Edson J F StefaniPlant Biology Department, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Gabriela B NardotoDepartment of Ecology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.
Carlos A JolyPlant Biology Department, State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNitrogen (N) is an important macronutrient that controls the productivity of ecosystems and biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is a major source of N in terrestrial systems, particularly tropical forests. Bamboo dominates theses forests, but our knowledge regarding the role of bamboo in ecosystem functioning remains in its infancy. We investigated the importance of a native bamboo species to the N cycle of a Neotropical forest.

methodsWe selected 100 sample units (100 m

resultsWith 4,000 live culms ha DISCUSSION: The bamboo species' contribution to N input may be due to its abundance (habitat availability for microbial colonization) and the composition of the free-living N fixer community on its leaves (demonstrated in previous studies). Although some N is lost during decomposition, this input could mitigate the N deficit in the Atlantic Forest studied by at least 27%. Our findings suggest that

Indexed as

Atlantic forestFree-living biological nitrogen fixationMerostachys neesiiN cyclingNeotropical bamboo

Identifiers

PMID30519513
PMCPMC6275114

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.