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 …

Biochar and its twin benefits: Crop residue management and climate change mitigation in India

A Anand, V Kumar, P Kaushal - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Crop residue management remains a major problem in the Indian agriculture sector. The in-
situ firing of crop residues has been linked to air pollution, global warming, soil fertility …

Soil quality indicators to assess functionality of restored soils in degraded semiarid ecosystems

M Muñoz‐Rojas, TE Erickson, KW Dixon… - Restoration …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A thorough knowledge of soil functionality is critical to successful restoration of disturbed
ecosystems, and its evaluation involves the assessment of soil properties and processes as …

Soil physicochemical and microbiological indicators of short, medium and long term post-fire recovery in semi-arid ecosystems

M Muñoz-Rojas, TE Erickson, D Martini, KW Dixon… - Ecological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Natural disturbances such as wildfires cause significant alterations to the structure and
functioning of semi-arid ecosystems. After such disturbances, the recovery of the soil …

Agricultural land abandonment in Mediterranean environment provides ecosystem services via soil carbon sequestration

A Novara, L Gristina, G Sala, A Galati… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abandonment of agricultural land leads to several consequences for ecosystem functions.
Agricultural abandonment may be a significant and low cost strategy for carbon …

Wildfire effects on soil properties in fire-prone pine ecosystems: Indicators of burn severity legacy over the medium term after fire

V Fernández-García, J Miesel, MJ Baeza, E Marcos… - Applied Soil …, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of burn severity on soil properties
(chemical, biochemical and microbiological) in fire-prone pine ecosystems three years after …

Ecosystem responses to land abandonment in Western Mediterranean Mountains

A Romero-Díaz, JD Ruiz-Sinoga… - Catena, 2017 - Elsevier
Agricultural expansion in the Mediterranean resulted in plant and soil degradation due to the
intensive use, climate conditions, and rugged terrain. After abandonment, the recovery of …

Insect outbreak and long-term post-fire effects on soil erosion in mediterranean suburban forest

A Kastridis, D Stathis, M Sapountzis, G Theodosiou - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Our study was conducted in the suburban forest of Thessaloniki (Seich Sou), which
constitutes one of the most significant suburban forests of Greece and is located northeast of …

Unravelling the importance of forest age stand and forest structure driving microbiological soil properties, enzymatic activities and soil nutrients content in …

ME Lucas-Borja, J Hedo, A Cerdá… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the effects that stand age and forest structure have on
microbiological soil properties, enzymatic activities and nutrient content. Thirty forest …

Plant diversity and soil stoichiometry regulates the changes in multifunctionality during pine temperate forest secondary succession

ME Lucas-Borja, M Delgado-Baquerizo - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
The shift in ecosystem multifunctionality during ecosystem succession (years to decades)
remains largely unexplored. In this study, we used a 120-year-old pine temperate forest …