Effects of Log Erosion Barriers on Soil Fungal Communities Ten Years After a Severe Wildfire in a Semi-Arid Forest
Fungi are involved in several biotic processes in soil. Many studies have investigated the impacts of wildfire on fungal communities, but few have explored their diversity after post-fire management. This study seeks to fill this gap by evaluating the species richness, diversity, and evenness of fun...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha |
| Repositorio: | RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/46986 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.5581 https://hdl.handle.net/10578/46986 |
| Access Level: | acceso embargado |
| Palabra clave: | Diversity Evenness Fungal communities High-severity fire Post-fire management Soil biological processes Species richness |
| Sumario: | Fungi are involved in several biotic processes in soil. Many studies have investigated the impacts of wildfire on fungal communities, but few have explored their diversity after post-fire management. This study seeks to fill this gap by evaluating the species richness, diversity, and evenness of fungi, and many soil properties in a severely burned forest in Central-Eastern Spain 10 years after installing log erosion barriers (LEBs) as a post-fire management treatment. When compared to the unburned soils, all diversity indices of fungal communities—especially species richness and abundance, +39%,—significantly increased in burned and untreated sites. This was mainly due to the long time elapsed from wildfire and post-fire treatment and the high cover of dead wood, which supported soil humidity for fungi development. Compared to burned areas, LEBs further increased fungal biodiversity, +43% in species richness, and +22% in abundance. This increased biodiversity was supported by a higher content of organic matter, nutrients, and some enzymes. Therefore, LEBs used in post-fire management can be suitable for the increased development of some fungi species and their diversity in semi-arid forests affected by severe wildfires. |
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