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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Autores: Plaza Álvarez, Pedro Antonio, Arias Calderón, Rocío, Carmona Yáñez, María Dolores, Denisi, Pietro, Zema, Demetrio Antonio, Monreal Montoya, José Antonio, Lucas Borja, Manuel Esteban
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.5581
https://hdl.handle.net/10578/46986
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Palabra clave:Diversity
Evenness
Fungal communities
High-severity fire
Post-fire management
Soil biological processes
Species richness
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spelling Effects of Log Erosion Barriers on Soil Fungal Communities Ten Years After a Severe Wildfire in a Semi-Arid ForestPlaza Álvarez, Pedro AntonioArias Calderón, RocíoCarmona Yáñez, María DoloresDenisi, PietroZema, Demetrio AntonioMonreal Montoya, José AntonioLucas Borja, Manuel EstebanDiversityEvennessFungal communitiesHigh-severity firePost-fire managementSoil biological processesSpecies richnessFungi 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.Wiley202620262025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.5581https://hdl.handle.net/10578/46986reponame:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLMinstname:Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaInglésTED2021-12945B-41MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033PID2021-126946OB-1002023-POST-21506info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessoai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/469862026-05-27T07:36:41Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Effects of Log Erosion Barriers on Soil Fungal Communities Ten Years After a Severe Wildfire in a Semi-Arid Forest
title Effects of Log Erosion Barriers on Soil Fungal Communities Ten Years After a Severe Wildfire in a Semi-Arid Forest
spellingShingle Effects of Log Erosion Barriers on Soil Fungal Communities Ten Years After a Severe Wildfire in a Semi-Arid Forest
Plaza Álvarez, Pedro Antonio
Diversity
Evenness
Fungal communities
High-severity fire
Post-fire management
Soil biological processes
Species richness
title_short Effects of Log Erosion Barriers on Soil Fungal Communities Ten Years After a Severe Wildfire in a Semi-Arid Forest
title_full Effects of Log Erosion Barriers on Soil Fungal Communities Ten Years After a Severe Wildfire in a Semi-Arid Forest
title_fullStr Effects of Log Erosion Barriers on Soil Fungal Communities Ten Years After a Severe Wildfire in a Semi-Arid Forest
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Log Erosion Barriers on Soil Fungal Communities Ten Years After a Severe Wildfire in a Semi-Arid Forest
title_sort Effects of Log Erosion Barriers on Soil Fungal Communities Ten Years After a Severe Wildfire in a Semi-Arid Forest
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Plaza Álvarez, Pedro Antonio
Arias Calderón, Rocío
Carmona Yáñez, María Dolores
Denisi, Pietro
Zema, Demetrio Antonio
Monreal Montoya, José Antonio
Lucas Borja, Manuel Esteban
author Plaza Álvarez, Pedro Antonio
author_facet Plaza Álvarez, Pedro Antonio
Arias Calderón, Rocío
Carmona Yáñez, María Dolores
Denisi, Pietro
Zema, Demetrio Antonio
Monreal Montoya, José Antonio
Lucas Borja, Manuel Esteban
author_role author
author2 Arias Calderón, Rocío
Carmona Yáñez, María Dolores
Denisi, Pietro
Zema, Demetrio Antonio
Monreal Montoya, José Antonio
Lucas Borja, Manuel Esteban
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Diversity
Evenness
Fungal communities
High-severity fire
Post-fire management
Soil biological processes
Species richness
topic Diversity
Evenness
Fungal communities
High-severity fire
Post-fire management
Soil biological processes
Species richness
description 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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