At What Depth Are The Properties of a Gypseous Forest Topsoil Affected By Burning?

• Published in: Land degradation & development Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 1344 - 1353
• Main Authors: Aznar, Javier M., González-Pérez, José A., Badía, David, Martí, Clara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: adverse effects; aggregate stability; biogenic compounds; burning; Carbon; Combustion; Coniferous forests; cracking; Degradation; direct analytical pyrolysis; Ecosystem services; fire; Forests; Gypsum; Horizon; Inorganic carbon; Land; Land degradation; lignin; Mediterranean climate; Organic carbon; organic horizons; Organic matter; Pinus halepensis; polysaccharides; Relative abundance; Resins; Saccharides; Soil (material); soil aggregate stability; Soil aggregates; Soil properties; Soil stability; Topsoil; water repellency; Wildfires; MED

Wildfires represent one of the main factors of land degradation in Mediterranean environments having negative effects to several ecosystem services. In this work, the fire‐induced changes associated with depth (O horizon and Ah at 0–1, 1–2 and 2–3 cm depths) were studied in a gypseous soil under Ale...