High-intensity and fast-spreading wildfires are natural in the Mediterranean basin. However,
since 1960, wildfire occurrence has increased because of changes in land use, which …

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 …

The ecological processes that create spatial patterns have been examined by direct
measurement and through measurement of patterns resulting from experimental …

Fire is an important driver of change in most forest, savannah, and prairie ecosystems and
fire-altered organic matter, or pyrogenic carbon (PyC), conveys numerous functions in soils …

Charcoal is the result of incomplete combustion of plant material. It is common as residue
from wild and prescribed fires in many soil surface horizons, including those of the extensive …

Charcoal produced by fire on the soil surface mixes into the soil over time and is
heterogeneously distributed within the soil profile in post-fire forests. To determine how …

Recent patterns of prolonged regional drought in southern boreal forests of the Great Lakes
region, USA, suggest that the ecological effects of disturbance by wildfire may become …

Wildfires are expected to become more frequent and intensive at the global scale due to
climate change. Many studies have focused on the loss of mercury (Hg) from burned forests; …

Positive feedbacks between wildfire emissions and climate are expected to increase in
strength in the future; however, fires not only release carbon (C) from terrestrial to …

Pyrogenic carbon (PyC) is hypothesized to play an important role in the carbon (C) cycle
due to its resistance to decomposition; however, much uncertainty still exists regarding the …