Among the soil conservation practices that are used, mulching has been successfully
applied to reduce soil and water losses in different contexts, such as agricultural lands, fire …

Research into post-wildfire effects began in the United States more than 70years ago and
only later extended to other parts of the world. Post-wildfire responses are typically transient …

The holistic study of soils requires an interdisciplinary approach involving biologists,
chemists, geologists, and physicists, amongst others, something that has been true from the …

Contemporary soil science and conservation methods of effective forestry Forests and the
soils that serve as their foundation cover almost a third of the world's land area. Soils …

Soil and water losses due to agricultural mismanagement are high and non-sustainable in
many orchards. An experiment was set up with rainfall simulation at 78 mm h–1 over 1 hour …

Natural disturbances such as wildfires cause significant alterations to the structure and
functioning of semi-arid ecosystems. After such disturbances, the recovery of the soil …

Post-fire hydrologic research typically focuses on the first few years after a wildfire, leading
to substantial uncertainty regarding the longevity of impacts. The time needed for hydrologic …

Soil burn severity has been widely used to describe the impacts of fire on soils and is
increasingly being recognised as a decisive factor controlling post-fire erosion rates …

Fire-induced or enhanced soil water repellency is often viewed as a key cause of the
substantial increases in runoff and erosion following severe wildfires. In this study, the …

The present study was conducted in the suburban forest of Thessaloniki city (Seich Sou),
which constitutes one of the most significant suburban forests in Greece. In 1997, more than …