Post-fire management and biocrust development interact in mid-term soil recovery after a wildfire

Understanding the role of biocrust-forming mosses in soil recovery after wildfires is necessary for assessing the resilience of managed ecosystems. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mid-term impacts of two contrasting post-fire management strategies on soil recovery in eucalypt planta...

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Autores: García Carmona, Minerva, Girona-García, Antonio, Keizer, Jan Jacob, Oliveira, Bruna R.F., García-Orenes, Fuensanta, Mataix-Solera, Jorge
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Fecha de publicación:2024
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Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Palabra clave:Eucalyptus plantation
Logging
Moss biocrust
Mulching
Wildfire
Post-fire management
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spelling Post-fire management and biocrust development interact in mid-term soil recovery after a wildfireGarcía Carmona, MinervaGirona-García, AntonioKeizer, Jan JacobOliveira, Bruna R.F.García-Orenes, FuensantaMataix-Solera, JorgeEucalyptus plantationLoggingMoss biocrustMulchingWildfirePost-fire managementUnderstanding the role of biocrust-forming mosses in soil recovery after wildfires is necessary for assessing the resilience of managed ecosystems. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mid-term impacts of two contrasting post-fire management strategies on soil recovery in eucalypt plantations in north-central Portugal, where a high cover of biocrust-forming mosses developed post-fire, contributing to erosion control. Six years after a wildfire, we examined the legacy effects of salvage logging and two rates of mulch application using logging residues (a standard rate of 8.0 Mg ha-1 and a reduced rate of 2.6 Mg ha-1) on soil properties, and explored the interaction between moss biocrusts and forest management practices on soils. Our findings reveal the resilience of soils to physical disturbance after logging operations, with no persistent negative effects on their physicochemical properties. Although forest residue mulches showed minimal influence on soils after six years, an interesting interaction with moss biocrusts was observed. In the absence of moss cover, direct contact of wood residues with soil at the standard mulch rate promoted higher nutrient content and biochemical activity, potentially attributed to accelerated decomposition processes. Regardless of the management applied, our study highlights the role of moss biocrusts in improving soil aggregation and biochemical processes in the mid-term. However, the severe water repellency observed in these soils may have impeded further biocrust expansion. Understanding the implications of forest management practices on soil recovery after wildfires is imperative for guiding strategies aimed at promoting ecosystem recovery and resilience in fire-prone managed forest ecosystems.Antonio Girona-García is recipient of the Grant RYC2021-031262-I funded by MICIU/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033 and by “European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR”. This work was supported by funding by the “POSTFIRE_CARE” project of the Spanish Research Agency (AIE) and the European Union through European Funding for Regional Development (FEDER) [Ref.: CGL2016–75178-C2-1-R], and the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [grant FPI-MINECO BES2017-081283 supporting Minerva García-Carmona]. The authors acknowledge the CEBAS-CSIC for the enzymatic analyses.Peer reviewedElsevierMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)European CommissionAgencia Estatal de Investigación (España)Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202420242024info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/373781https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85204083526reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE##PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE##PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI//RYC2021-031262-Iinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI//CGL2016-75178-C2-1-Rinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI//BES2017-081283The underlying dataset has been published as supplementary material of the article in the publisher platform at DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122293Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3737812026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Post-fire management and biocrust development interact in mid-term soil recovery after a wildfire
title Post-fire management and biocrust development interact in mid-term soil recovery after a wildfire
spellingShingle Post-fire management and biocrust development interact in mid-term soil recovery after a wildfire
García Carmona, Minerva
Eucalyptus plantation
Logging
Moss biocrust
Mulching
Wildfire
Post-fire management
title_short Post-fire management and biocrust development interact in mid-term soil recovery after a wildfire
title_full Post-fire management and biocrust development interact in mid-term soil recovery after a wildfire
title_fullStr Post-fire management and biocrust development interact in mid-term soil recovery after a wildfire
title_full_unstemmed Post-fire management and biocrust development interact in mid-term soil recovery after a wildfire
title_sort Post-fire management and biocrust development interact in mid-term soil recovery after a wildfire
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv García Carmona, Minerva
Girona-García, Antonio
Keizer, Jan Jacob
Oliveira, Bruna R.F.
García-Orenes, Fuensanta
Mataix-Solera, Jorge
author García Carmona, Minerva
author_facet García Carmona, Minerva
Girona-García, Antonio
Keizer, Jan Jacob
Oliveira, Bruna R.F.
García-Orenes, Fuensanta
Mataix-Solera, Jorge
author_role author
author2 Girona-García, Antonio
Keizer, Jan Jacob
Oliveira, Bruna R.F.
García-Orenes, Fuensanta
Mataix-Solera, Jorge
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
European Commission
Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Eucalyptus plantation
Logging
Moss biocrust
Mulching
Wildfire
Post-fire management
topic Eucalyptus plantation
Logging
Moss biocrust
Mulching
Wildfire
Post-fire management
description Understanding the role of biocrust-forming mosses in soil recovery after wildfires is necessary for assessing the resilience of managed ecosystems. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mid-term impacts of two contrasting post-fire management strategies on soil recovery in eucalypt plantations in north-central Portugal, where a high cover of biocrust-forming mosses developed post-fire, contributing to erosion control. Six years after a wildfire, we examined the legacy effects of salvage logging and two rates of mulch application using logging residues (a standard rate of 8.0 Mg ha-1 and a reduced rate of 2.6 Mg ha-1) on soil properties, and explored the interaction between moss biocrusts and forest management practices on soils. Our findings reveal the resilience of soils to physical disturbance after logging operations, with no persistent negative effects on their physicochemical properties. Although forest residue mulches showed minimal influence on soils after six years, an interesting interaction with moss biocrusts was observed. In the absence of moss cover, direct contact of wood residues with soil at the standard mulch rate promoted higher nutrient content and biochemical activity, potentially attributed to accelerated decomposition processes. Regardless of the management applied, our study highlights the role of moss biocrusts in improving soil aggregation and biochemical processes in the mid-term. However, the severe water repellency observed in these soils may have impeded further biocrust expansion. Understanding the implications of forest management practices on soil recovery after wildfires is imperative for guiding strategies aimed at promoting ecosystem recovery and resilience in fire-prone managed forest ecosystems.
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