A review of the effects of forest fire on soil properties

AA Agbeshie, S Abugre, T Atta-Darkwa… - Journal of Forestry …, 2022 - Springer
Forest fires are key ecosystem modifiers affecting the biological, chemical, and physical
attributes of forest soils. The extent of soil disturbance by fire is largely dependent on fire …

Microaggregates in soils

KU Totsche, W Amelung, MH Gerzabek… - Journal of Plant …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
All soils harbor microaggregates, ie, compound soil structures smaller than 250 µm. These
microaggregates are composed of diverse mineral, organic and biotic materials that are …

Effects of prescribed fires on soil properties: A review

M Alcañiz, L Outeiro, M Francos, X Úbeda - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Soils constitute one of the most valuable resources on earth, especially because soil is
renewable on human time scales. During the 20th century, a period marked by a …

How does management affect soil C sequestration and greenhouse gas fluxes in boreal and temperate forests?–A review

R Mäkipää, R Abramoff, B Adamczyk, V Baldy… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The global forest carbon (C) stock is estimated at 662 Gt of which 45% is in soil organic
matter. Thus, comprehensive understanding of the effects of forest management practices on …

Soil aggregates stability and storage of soil organic carbon respond to cropping systems on Black Soils of Northeast China

M Zhou, C Liu, J Wang, Q Meng, Y Yuan, X Ma, X Liu… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Monoculture and improper management may reduce soil fertility and deteriorate soil
structure in Black soils (Mollisols) of Northeast China. The experiment was carried out from …

Review of wildfire modeling considering effects on land surfaces

D Or, E Furtak-Cole, M Berli, R Shillito… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wildfires are part of the natural cycle of life in vegetated regions. The apparent increase in
size and frequency of recent years reflects land management legacy, expansion of human …

Pyrogenic carbon erosion: implications for stock and persistence of pyrogenic carbon in soil

RB Abney, AA Berhe - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Pyrogenic carbon (PyC) constitutes an important pool of soil organic matter (SOM),
particularly for its reactivity and because of its assumed long residence times in soil. In the …

Effects of rehabilitation through afforestation on soil aggregate stability and aggregate-associated carbon after forest fires in subtropical China

Y Bai, Y Zhou, H He - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
The recovery of carbon stocks through the afforestation of degraded lands is a management
practice that can be applied to mitigate rising concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide; …

Soil aggregate mediates the impacts of land uses on organic carbon, total nitrogen, and microbial activity in a Karst ecosystem

S Xiao, W Zhang, Y Ye, J Zhao, K Wang - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Understanding the effect of land use on soil carbon, nitrogen, and microbial activity
associated with aggregates is critical for thorough comprehension of the C and N dynamics …

Management options for water-repellent soils in Australian dryland agriculture

MM Roper, SL Davies, PS Blackwell, DJM Hall… - Soil …, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
Water-repellent ('non-wetting') soils are a major constraint to agricultural production in
southern and south-west Australia, affecting> 10 Mha of arable sandy soils. The major …