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Effects of prescribed fire on surface soil in a Pinus pinaster plantation, northern Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorMeira Castro, Ana C.
dc.contributor.authorShakesby, R. A.
dc.contributor.authorEspinha Marques, J.
dc.contributor.authorDoerr, S. H.
dc.contributor.authorMeixedo, JP
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, J.
dc.contributor.authorChaminé, Helder I.
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-12T12:04:58Z
dc.date.available2016-01-12T12:04:58Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractIn order to decrease the risk of severe wildfire, prescribed fire has recently been adopted in Portugal and elsewhere in the Mediterranean as a major tool for reducing the fuel load instead of manual or mechanical removal of vegetation. There has been some research into its impact on soils in shrublands and grasslands, but to date little research has been conducted in forested areas in the region. As a result, the impact of prescribed fire on the physico-chemical soil characteristics of forest soils has been assumed to be minimal, but this has not been demonstrated. In this study, we present the results of a monitoring campaign of a detailed pre- and post-prescribed fire assessment of soil properties in a long-unburnt P. pinaster plantation, NW Portugal. The soil characteristics examined were pH, total porosity, bulk density, moisture content, organic matter content and litter/ash quantity. The results show that there was no significant impact on the measured soil properties, the only effect being confined to minor changes in the upper 1 cm of soil. We conclude that provided the fire is carried out according to strict guidelines in P. pinaster forest, a minimal impact on soil properties can be expected.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-014-3516-ypt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1866-6280
dc.identifier.issn1866-6299
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/7371
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringerpt_PT
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEnvironmental Earth Sciences;Vol. 73, Issue 6
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12665-014-3516-ypt_PT
dc.subjectPrescribed firept_PT
dc.subjectPinus pinaster forestpt_PT
dc.subjectSoil disturbancept_PT
dc.subjectSoil qualitypt_PT
dc.subjectNW Portugalpt_PT
dc.titleEffects of prescribed fire on surface soil in a Pinus pinaster plantation, northern Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage3018pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue6pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage3011pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEnvironmental Earth Sciencespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume73pt_PT
person.familyNameMeira Castro
person.familyNameMeixedo
person.familyNameI. Chaminé
person.givenNameAna C.
person.givenNameJoao Paulo
person.givenNameHelder
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-9740-935X
person.identifier.ridA-3027-2012
person.identifier.scopus-author-id37070861900
person.identifier.scopus-author-id8782621900
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