Changes in physical and chemical soil properties on burnt shrub areas in mediterranean mountains, Northern Portugal

Fonseca, Felícia; Figueiredo, Tomás de; Leite, Micaela Matos

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Fonseca, Felícia

Figueiredo, Tomás de

Leite, Micaela Matos

Abstract(s)

Human induced fire in scrublands to obtain better pastures for cattle is a relatively common practice in North Portugal. During burning, plant cover and litter layers are consumed, and the mineral soil is heated, resulting in changes to physical, chemical, mineralogical, and biological soil properties. The extent and duration of the fire effects on soil properties depend on fire behaviour, especially related to fire severity, as well as on climatic conditions, mainly the characteristics of subsequent rainfall events.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10198/17128

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Fonseca, Felícia; Figueiredo, Tomás de; Leite, Micaela (2014). Changes in physical and chemical soil properties on burnt shrub areas in mediterranean mountains, Northern Portugal. In European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2014 (EGU2014). Viena