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Title: | Effects of Fire on the Organic and Chemical Properties of Soil in a Pinus halepensis Mill. Forest in Rocallaura, NE Spain |
Author: | Xifré Salvadó, Miquel Àngel Prat Guitart, Núria Francos, Marcos Úbeda, Xavier Castellnou, Marc |
Keywords: | Incendis forestals Ecologia del foc Espanya Forest fires Fire ecology Spain |
Issue Date: | 6-May-2021 |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Abstract: | The present study was conducted following a fire that took place in Rocallaura (NE Iberian Peninsula) in 23 June 2016 with the aim of analyzing the chemical properties of soil in burnt and unburnt areas in order to determine the short-term effects of fire on an ecosystem dominated by Pinus halepensis Mill. Transects were laid out in a control area and an adjacent burnt area. Laboratory analyses were performed to determine the chemical properties of the organic and mineral soil layers at 5 cm and 10 cm (total carbon, total nitrogen, organic and inorganic carbon, carbonates, pH, electrical conductivity, and major cations). The results show partial combustion of the organic substrate, with a significant increase in TC, OC, TN, EC and K+, and a slight decrease in pH in the post-fire area compared to the control area, demonstrating that the fire was of low intensity and did not generate significant short-term negative impacts on the soil. Soils of this type, with high organic matter content, tend to maintain their structure after a low-intensity fire and retain the nutrients necessary for ecosystem recovery and resilience. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13095178 |
It is part of: | Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, num. 9, p. 1-13 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/181135 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.3390/su13095178 |
ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Geografia) |
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