Open AccessImpact of forest fire in peat land on land properties in Pelalawan district region
Author(s) -
Kamarulzaman Ibrahim,
Harlen,
Sukendi,
Yusni Ikhwan Siregar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/383/1/012024
Subject(s) - peat , environmental science , sampling (signal processing) , soil test , field survey , nonprobability sampling , agriculture , forestry , geography , agroforestry , soil water , soil science , engineering , population , archaeology , cartography , demography , filter (signal processing) , sociology , electrical engineering
The physical, chemical, and biological properties of peat soil in several levels of fire in Kampar regency. The research was conducted from March to April 2017 in Pelalawan Regency, Riau Province, and Soil Science Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Riau. The research was conducted by a survey in the field, determining the sample point using Purposive Sampling Method. The samples were taken from 3 locations ie. the land with heavy, medium and light fire level and control (non-burning/natural forest) 12 units of the experiment. Soil samples were analyzed by the physical and chemical characteristics soil. The results of the physical and chemical characteristics of soil undergoing changes and categorized as broken.