Key factors controlling microbial community responses after a fire: Importance of severity and recurrence

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 741; p. 140363
• Main Authors: Lombao, A., Barreiro, A., Fontúrbel, M.T., Martín, A., Carballas, T., Díaz-Raviña, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2020
• Subjects: CLPP profile; Degree-hour; Experimental fire; Fire regimen; Large fire; PLFA pattern; Fire regimen; PLFA pattern; Large fire; Degree-hour; Experimental fire; CLPP profile

Wildfires are a major problem in Mediterranean forest ecosystems, affecting the same area year after year. Their severity is increasing, partly due to climate change and hence, every now and then, virulent fires of high severity spread ravage this region. The aim of this study was to evaluate the in...