Impact of fire and post-fire management techniques on soil chemical properties

Gómez Rey, M.X. and Couto Vázquez, A. and García Marco, Sonia and González Prieto, S.J. (2013). Impact of fire and post-fire management techniques on soil chemical properties. "Geoderma", v. 195-19 ; pp. 155-164. ISSN 0016-7061.

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Title: Impact of fire and post-fire management techniques on soil chemical properties
Author/s:
  • Gómez Rey, M.X.
  • Couto Vázquez, A.
  • García Marco, Sonia
  • González Prieto, S.J.
Item Type: Article
Título de Revista/Publicación: Geoderma
Date: 2013
ISSN: 0016-7061
Volume: 195-19
Subjects:
Faculty: E.U.I.T. Agrícolas (UPM)
Department: Química y Análisis Agrícola [hasta 2014]
Creative Commons Licenses: Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial

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Abstract

The effects of
fire (
Control
burned soil) and two emergency stabilisation techniques (grass
Seeding
and straw
Mulching
) on 20 chemical characteristics were evaluated on 0

5 cm top-soils sampled 1, 90, 180 and
365 days after an experimental
fi
re in a steep shrubland of a temperate-humid region (NW Spain). Most
part of pH (in H
2
O and KCl) variance was explained by the sampling date. No clear temporal trends were
identi
fi
able for total soil C and N content, likely due to the large SOM pool in these soils; however, changes
on soil
δ
13
C were explained by the deposition of
13
C-depleted ashes, followed by its progressive erosion,
while those on soil
δ
15
N were a consequence of
fi
re induced N outputs. After the
fi
re, NH
4
+

N, P, Na, K, Mg,
Ca, Mn, Cu, Zn and B concentrations increased, while those of NO
3


N, Al, Fe and Co did not vary significantly.
Despite a significant decline with time, concentrations of Mg, Ca and Mn at the end of the study were still
higher than in unburned soil, while those of K, Cu, Zn and B were similar to the pre-fire levels and those of
NH
4
+

N, P and Na were below pre-fire values.
Mulching
and
Seeding
treatments for burned soil emergency
stabilisation had significant effects on soil
δ
15
N and extractable K, Mg and Ca, while data were inconclusive
for their possible effects on the extractable Al, Fe and Co

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Deposited by: Memoria Investigacion
Deposited on: 05 Jun 2014 09:16
Last Modified: 01 Apr 2015 22:56
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