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 …

A review of environmental droughts: Increased risk under global warming?

SM Vicente-Serrano, SM Quiring, M Peña-Gallardo… - Earth-Science …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
This article reviews current drought effects on environmental systems. It stresses the need
for considering environmental drought as a relevant type to be included in drought …

The impact of fire on soil-dwelling biota: A review

G Certini, D Moya, ME Lucas-Borja… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Fire has always been a driving factor of life on Earth. Now that mankind has definitely joined
the other environmental forces in sha** the planet, lots of species are threatened by …

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 …

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 …

Fire effects on geomorphic processes

LA McGuire, BA Ebel, FK Rengers… - Nature reviews earth & …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Fire-induced geomorphic changes, such as enhanced erosion and debris-flow activity, are
expected to increase with climate change owing to increases in fire activity and rainfall …

[HTML][HTML] A state of the art review in crop residue burning in India: Previous knowledge, present circumstances and future strategies

A Dutta, A Patra, KK Hazra, CP Nath, N Kumar… - Environmental …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Sustainable management of surplus paddy residue in the Indo-Gangetic plain is a back-
breaking task for farmers due to lack of viable options. Eventually, farmers prefer to …

Belowground community responses to fire: meta‐analysis reveals contrasting responses of soil microorganisms and mesofauna

Y Pressler, JC Moore, MF Cotrufo - Oikos, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Global fire regimes are shifting due to climate and land use changes. Understanding the
responses of belowground communities to fire is key to predicting changes in the ecosystem …

Impact of land uses, drought, flood, wildfire, and cascading events on water quality and microbial communities: A review and analysis

A Mishra, A Alnahit, B Campbell - Journal of Hydrology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The increase in dynamic interactions between climate and human activities threatens water
security in terms of water quantity and quality. Most water security studies have focused on …

Current research issues related to post-wildfire runoff and erosion processes

JA Moody, RA Shakesby, PR Robichaud… - Earth-science …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
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 …