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Limnol. Oceanogr., 33(4, part 2), 1988, 894-909 0 1988, by the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Inc. Forested wetlands in freshwater and salt-water environments Ariel E. Lugo Institute of Tropical Forestry, USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 00928-2500 Sandra Brown Department of Forestry, University of Illinois, Urbana 6 180 I Mark M. Brinson Department of Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858 Abstract A review of data from over 50 freshwater and about 50 salt-water sites revealed that freshwater and salt-water forested wetlands exhibit parallel responses to hydrologic factors. Greater ecosystem complexity and productivity are associated with higher hydrologic energy and more fertile con- ditions (riverine fringe 1 basin dwarf = scrub). However, structural complexity is greater in freshwater forested wetlands than in salt-water forested wetlands. Net primary productivity, litter fall, and export of organic matter are higher in salt-water forested wetlands. These differences raise questions about the efficiency with which nutrients are used in forested wetlands. Available data suggest that nutrient-use efficiency by litter fall and litter turnover are higher in tidal salt-water wetlands than in freshwater wetlands, Forested wetlands occupy more than ecollogical attention, particularly in terms of 330 x lo6 ha from tropical to boreal lati- their nutrient, carbon, and water dynamics. tudes and from seashores to montane cloud 1:nthis paper, we test the hypothesis