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 …

Fire effects on the persistence of soil organic matter and long-term carbon storage

AFA Pellegrini, J Harden, K Georgiou, KS Hemes… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
One paradigm in biogeochemistry is that frequent disturbance tends to deplete carbon (C) in
soil organic matter (SOM) by reducing biomass inputs and promoting losses. However …

Global stocks and capacity of mineral-associated soil organic carbon

K Georgiou, RB Jackson, O Vindušková… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Soil is the largest terrestrial reservoir of organic carbon and is central for climate change
mitigation and carbon-climate feedbacks. Chemical and physical associations of soil carbon …

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 …

Emergent temperature sensitivity of soil organic carbon driven by mineral associations

K Georgiou, CD Koven, WR Wieder, MD Hartman… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Soil organic matter decomposition and its interactions with climate depend on whether the
organic matter is associated with soil minerals. However, data limitations have hindered …

Pathways framework identifies wildfire impacts on agriculture

L Kabeshita, LL Sloat, EV Fischer, S Kampf… - Nature Food, 2023 - nature.com
Wildfires are a growing concern to society and the environment in many parts of the world.
Within the United States, the land area burned by wildfires has steadily increased over the …

Fire-induced geochemical changes in soil: Implication for the element cycling

A Roshan, A Biswas - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Soils play an essential role in supporting and sustaining life on this planet. In fire-impacted
environments, fire causes considerable changes to the soil, especially in the various …

[HTML][HTML] Fire impacts on soil properties and implications for sustainability in rotational shifting cultivation: a review

N Arunrat, P Kongsurakan, LW Solomon… - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
Fire, a prevalent land management tool in rotational shifting cultivation (RSC), has long
been debated for its immediate disruption of surface soil, vegetation, and microbial …

Influences of wildfire on the soil dissolved organic matter characteristics and its electron-donating capacity

S Zhu, P Yang, Y Yin, S Zhang, J Lv, S Tian, T Jiang… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Global increases in the intensity and frequency of wildfires are driving major changes in soil
organic matter (SOM) characteristics, including soil dissolved organic matter (DOM). As the …

Soil organic carbon is buffered by grass inputs regardless of woody cover or fire frequency in an African savanna

C Coetsee, EC February, BJ Wigley, L Kleyn… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Woody plant encroachment (WPE) is a global trend that occurs in many biomes, including
savannas, and accelerates with fire suppression. Since WPE can result in increased storage …