Long-term impacts of wildfire and logging on forest soils

• Published in: Nature geoscience Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 113 - 118
• Main Authors: Bowd, Elle J., Banks, Sam C., Strong, Craig L., Lindenmayer, David B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.02.2019; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 704/158; 704/158/2454; 704/158/2465; 704/172/4081; 704/47; Ash; Biogeochemical cycle; Biogeochemical cycles; Biogeochemistry; Clearcutting; Composition; Disturbances; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Earth System Sciences; Ecological monitoring; Ecology; Ecosystem disturbance; Ecosystems; Eucalyptus; Fires; Forest ecosystems; Forest soils; Forests; Geochemistry; Geology; Geophysics/Geodesy; Logging; Microorganisms; Mountain forests; Natural disturbance; Phosphorus; Plant communities; Rangefinding; Salvage; Salvaging; Small mammals; Soil; Soil analysis; Soil nutrients; Structure-function relationships; Terrestrial ecosystems; Wildfires

Soils are a fundamental component of terrestrial ecosystems, and play key roles in biogeochemical cycles and the ecology of microbial, plant and animal communities. Global increases in the intensity and frequency of ecological disturbances are driving major changes in the structure and function of f...