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Influence of fire on selected physico-chemical properties of forest soil

Author(s) -

Małgorzata Majder–Łopatka,

Wiesław Szulc,

Beata Rutkowska,

Ptasiński Dominik,

Kazberuk Witold

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

soil science annual

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.432

H-Index - 12

eISSN - 2300-4967

pISSN - 0080-3642

DOI - 10.2478/ssa-2019-0005

Subject(s) - environmental science , nitrogen , total organic carbon , soil test , soil carbon , environmental chemistry , carbon fibers , soil science , agronomy , chemistry , soil water , mathematics , biology , organic chemistry , algorithm , composite number

The aim of the research was to determine whether, and to what extent, a surface fire of forest areas determines changes in physical and chemical properties of the soil. The test material consisted of soil samples taken from soil profiles exposed in a burnt-out area and in an area unaffected by fire. The samples were analyzed for total organic carbon and total nitrogen contents, and also selected indicators of soil acidification. As a result of the tests, it was found that there was a decrease in the levels of organic carbon (by over 75%) and nitrogen (by 50%). A negative effect of the changes was the narrowing of the C/N ratio, a positive one – an increase in soil pH (from 3.14 to 4.67), and a several-times reduction in hydrolytic and exchangeable acidity.

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