Wildfires are known to be one of the main causes of soil erosion and land degradation, and
their impacts on ecosystems and society are expected to increase in the future due to …

Soil burn severity has been widely used to describe the impacts of fire on soils and is
increasingly being recognised as a decisive factor controlling post-fire erosion rates …

Soil and water loss in agriculture is a major problem throughout the world, and especially in
Mediterranean areas. Non-conservation agricultural practices have further aggravated the …

New challenges and policy developments after 2015 (among others, the Common
Agricultural Policy (CAP), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)) are opportunities for soil …

Application of plant residues as soil amendment may represent a valuable recycling strategy
that affects carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling in soil–plant systems. The amount and rate of …

Dryland areas are being seriously affected by degradation processes. The use of organic
amendments in ecosystem restoration is an effective technique for accelerating soil …

Mulching the soil surface with a layer of plant residue is considered an effective method of
conserving water and soil because it increases water infiltration into the soil, reduces …

Wildfires usually increase the hydrological and erosive response of forest areas, carrying
high environmental, human, cultural, and financial on-and off-site effects. Post-fire soil …

Wildfires are a recurrent and increasing threat in mainland Portugal, where over 4.5 million
hectares of forests and scrublands have burned over the last 38 years. These fire-affected …

Post-fire salvage logging adds another set of environmental effects to recently burned areas,
and previous studies have reported varying impacts on vegetation, soil disturbance, and …