1. Limiting the soil degradational impacts of wildfire in pine and eucalyptus forests in Portugal
- Author
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AJ Bento Gonçalves, Celeste de Oa Coelho, David J Boakes, Rory P. D. Walsh, and Richard A. Shakesby
- Subjects
animal structures ,Agroforestry ,Soil biodiversity ,fungi ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Logging ,food and beverages ,Forestry ,complex mixtures ,Soil quality ,Eucalyptus ,Minimum tillage ,Soil management ,Geography ,Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management ,Litter ,Surface runoff ,General Environmental Science - Abstract
In newly burnt and unburnt pine and eucalyptus forest in Portugal, overland flow and soil losses were monitored to assess the impacts of the following post-fire treatments: application of different quantities of logging litter; rip-ploughing compared with minimum tillage prior to planting eucalyptus seedlings; and clearance of pine needles and vegetation. Eucalyptus logging litter reduced soil losses by up to 95 per cent. The impact of pine logging litter was equivocal, but removal of pine needles increased soil losses elevenfold. Implications for soil longevity, soil quality and land management strategy are discussed.
- Published
- 1996