A Burning Intensity Gradient Modifies Sensitive Soil Properties Depending on Sampled Soil Depth and the Time Since Fire
Escuer-Arregui, Marta ; Alfaro-Leranoz, Andoni ; Badía-Villas, David (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Conte-Domínguez, Ana P. ; Martí-Dalmau, Clara (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Ortiz-Perpiñá, Oriol
Resumen: The effects of wildfires and prescribed burnings on soil are highly variable. In order to evaluate the effects of different burning intensities on soil properties, a surface-controlled burn of undisturbed soil monoliths was carried out by combining temperatures (50 and 80 °C) and residence times (12 and 24 min). The effects of this burning gradient are evaluated at two soil depths (0–1 and 1–3 cm), with time (just after burning or immediate effects, T0, and five months later, T5), as well as the influence of ash (presence or absence). The results indicate that most soil properties were affected by the burning gradient applied only in the most superficial cm (0–1 cm), with few effects at greater depths. The most intense burn had the strongest immediate impact, reducing soil organic carbon, recalcitrant organic carbon, and microbial biomass carbon, as well as increasing the labile organic carbon and the microbial activity. On the other hand, this burning caused a strong decrease in soil water repellency at a 0–1 cm depth and increased it at 1–3 cm. In contrast, medium-intensity burning caused the opposite effect, increasing water repellency at the soil surface and reducing it at 1–3 cm. As a result of the mineralization of organic matter, the EC and pH increased significantly in all burning combinations and both soil depths studied. After five months (T5), several of these parameters tended to approach the values of unburned soil.
Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.3390/fire8090351
Año: 2025
Publicado en: Fire (Basel) 8, 9 (2025), 351 [25 pp.]
ISSN: 2571-6255
Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)
Área (Departamento): Área Producción Vegetal (Dpto. CC.Agrar.y Medio Natural)
Área (Departamento): Área Edafología y Quím.Agríco. (Dpto. CC.Agrar.y Medio Natural)
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Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.3390/fire8090351
Año: 2025
Publicado en: Fire (Basel) 8, 9 (2025), 351 [25 pp.]
ISSN: 2571-6255
Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)
Área (Departamento): Área Producción Vegetal (Dpto. CC.Agrar.y Medio Natural)
Área (Departamento): Área Edafología y Quím.Agríco. (Dpto. CC.Agrar.y Medio Natural)
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Exportado de SIDERAL (2025-10-24-16:56:00)
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