RT Journal Article
T1 Soil burn severities evaluation using micromorphology and morphometry traits after a prescribed burn in a managed forest
A1 Moreno Roso, Sol
A1 Chávez Vergara, Bruno
A1 Solleiro Rebolledo, Elizabeth
A1 Quintero Gradilla, S.
A1 Merino García, Agustín
A1 Ruíz Rojas, M.
K1 Prescribed burn
K1 Fire
K1 Soil burn severity
K1 Micromorphology
K1 Morphometry
AB Prescribed burn is a tool that must imply low soil burn severity (SBS) levels; however, awide range of soil impacts have been demonstrated because of the influence of veryvariable factors. The effects on biological, physical, and chemical soil properties are wellreported in numerous studies; nonetheless, there are still questions about the effect ofprescribed burns on soils at the micro-scale. As a result, an analysis of the link betweenmicromorphological features and SBS does not currently exist. Thus, the main aim of thepresent study is to perform a micro-scale evaluation for complementing the SBS visualexamination after prescribed burning in a managed pine forest in western Mexico.Morphometry and micromorphology analyses of mineral soil revealed that at low SBSlevels, only the soil structure in the first centimeter is affected by prescribed burns. While athigh SBS, the prescribed burn affected the first 2 cm, showing soil structure disturbance,ash filling porous, and soil aggregates getting reddish. Therefore, immediate actions haveto be made by land managers after applying prescribed burns before the first rain toprevent post-fire surface soil erosion, particularly in bare soil patches where the burnedaggregates are more susceptible to rain splash and runoff
PB Frontiers Media
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/34028
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/34028
LA eng
NO Moreno-Roso, S., Chávez-Vergara, B., Solleiro-Rebolledo, E., Quintero-Gradilla, S., Merino, A. & Ruiz-Rojas, M. (2023). Soil burn severities evaluation using micromorphology and morphometry traits after a prescribed burn in a managed forest. Spanish Journal of Soil Science, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/sjss.2023.11488
DS Minerva
RD 28 abr 2026