Influence of vegetation recovery on soil hydrology and erodibility following fire: An 11-year investigation

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 423-437

  Cerdà, Artemi ^a,b   Doerr, Stefan H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Rainfall simulator; Soil erosion; Spain; Water repellency; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 28444458468     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF05044     Document Type: Article

References (58)

1. Anderson HW (1949) Does burning increase surface runoff? Journal of Forestry 47, 54-57.
2. Andreu V, Imeson AC, Rubio JL (2001) Temporal changes in soil aggregates and water erosion after a wildfire in a Mediterranean pine forest. Catena 44, 69-79. doi:10.1016/S0341-8162(00)00177-6
3. Bautista S (1999) Regeneración post-incendio de un pinar (Pinus halepensis, Miller): en ambiente semiárido. Erosión del suelo y medidas de conservación a corto plazo. PhD Thesis, Universidad de Alicante.
4. Benavides-Solorio J, MacDonald LH (2001) Post-fire runoff and erosion from simulated rainfall on small plots, Colorado Front Range. Hydrological Processes 15, 2931-2952. doi:10.1002/HYR383
5. Bentley JR, Fenner RL (1958) Soil temperatures during burning related to postfire seedbeds on woodland range. Journal of Forestry 56, 737-740.
6. Bisdom EBA, Dekker LW, Schoute JFT (1993) Water repellency of sieve fractions from sandy soils and relationships with organic material and soil structure. Geoderma 56, 105-118. doi:10.1016/0016-7061(93)90103-R
7. Brown JHA (1972) Hydrologic effects of a bushfire in a catchment in south-eastern New South Wales. Journal of Hydrology 15, 77-96. doi:10.1016/0022-1694(72)90077-7
8. Bryan RB (1968-1969) The development, use and efficiency of indices of soil credibility. Geoderma 2, 5-26.
9. Bryant R, Doerr SH, Helbig M (2005) Effect of oxygen deprivation on soil hydrophobicity during heating. International Journal of Wildland Fire 14, 449-455.
10. Ceballos A, Martínez-Fernández J, Luengo-Ugidos MA (2004) Analysis of rainfall trends and dry periods on a pluviometric gradient representative of Mediterranean climate in the Duero Basin, Spain. Journal of Arid Environments 54, 214-232.
11. Cerdà A (1997) Seasonal changes of the infiltration rates in a typical Mediterranean scrubland on limestone. Journal of Hydrology 198, 209-225. doi:10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03295-7
12. Cerdà A (1998a) Changes in overland flow and infiltration after a range-land fire in a Mediterranean scrubland. Hydrological Processes 12, 1031-1042. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1085(19980615)12:7〈1031::AID- HYP636〉3.3.CO;2-M
13. Cerdà A (1998b) Postfire dynamics of erosional processes under mediterranean climatic conditions. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie 42, 373-398.
14. Cerdà A, Ibáñez S, Calvo A (1997) Design and operation of a small and portable rainfall simulator for rugged terrain. Soil Technology 11, 163-170. doi:10.1016/S0933-3630(96)00135-3
15. DeBano LF, Mann LD, Hamilton DA (1970) Translocation of hydrophobic substances into soil by burning organic litter. Soil Science Society of America Proceedings 34, 130-133.
16. Dekker LW, Doerr SH, Oostindie K, Ziogas AK, Ritsema CJ (2001) Actual water repellency and critical soil water content in a dune sand. Soil Science Society of America Journal 65, 1667-1675.
17. De Luis M, Raventós J, González-Hidalgo JC, Sánchez JR, Cortina J (2000) Spatial analysis of rainfall trends in the region of Valencia (eastern Spain). International Journal of Climatology 20, 1451-1469.doi:10.1002/1097-0088(200010)20:12〈1451::AID-JOC547〉3.0. CO;2-0
18. De Luis M, García-Cano MF, Cortina J, Raventós J, González-Hidalgo JC, Sánchez JR (2001) Climatic trends, disturbances and short-term vegetation dynamics in a Mediterranean shrubland. Forest Ecology and Management 147, 25-37. doi:10.1016/S0378-1127(00)00438-2
19. Desir G (2000) Erosion hidrica de terrenos yesíferos en el sector central de la Depresión del Ebro. PhD Thesis, University of Zaragoza.
20. Doerr SH, Thomas AD (2000) The roll of soil moisture in controlling water repellency: new evidence from forest soils in Portugal. Journal of Hydrology 231-232, 134-147.
21. Doerr SH, Shakesby RA, Walsh RPD (1996) Soil hydrophobicity variations with depth and particle size fraction in burned and unburned Eucalyptus globulus and Pinus pinaster forest terrain in Agueda Basin, Portugal. CATENA 27, 25-47. doi:10.1016/0341-8162(96)00007-0
22. Doerr SH, Shakesby RA, Walsh RPD (1998) Spatial variability of soil hydrophobicity in fire-prone eucalyptus and pine forests, Portugal. Soil Science 163, 313-324. doi:10.1097/00010694-199804000-00006
23. Doerr SH, Shakesby RA, Walsh RPD (2000) Soil water repellency: its causes, characteristics and hydro-geomorphological significance. Earth Science Review 51, 33-65. doi:10.1016/80012-8252(00)00011-8
24. Doerr SH, Blake WH, Shakesby RA, Stagnitti F, Vuurens SH, Humphreys GS, Wallbrink P (2004) Heating effects on water repellency in Australian eucalypt forest soils and their value in estimating wildfire soil temperatures. International Journal of Wildland Fire 13, 157-163. doi:10.1071/WF03051
25. Doerr SH, Shakesby RA, Blake WH, Chafer CJ, Humphreys GS, Wallbrink PJ (2005) Effects of differing wildfire severities on soil wettability and implications for hydrological response. Journal of Hydrology, in press.
26. Elias F, Ruiz L (1979) 'Precipitaciones máximas en España.' Monografía 21, ICONA. (Ministerio de Agricultura: Madrid)
27. Giovannini G, Lucchesi S (1983) Effect of fire on hydrophobic and cementing substances of soil aggregates. Soil Science 136, 231-236.
28. Hallett PD, Ritz K, Wheatley RE (2001) Microbial derived water repellency in soil. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal 9, 518-524.
29. Hester JW, Thurow TL, Taylor CA (1997) Hydrologic characteristics of vegetation types as affected by prescribed burning. Journal of Range Management 50, 199-204.
30. Imeson AC, Verstraten JM, van Mulligen EJ, Sevink J (1992) The effect of fire and water repellency on infiltration and runoff under Mediterranean type forest. CATENA 19, 345-361. doi:10.1016/0341-8162(92)90008-Y
31. Jex GW, Bleakley BH, Hubbell DH, Munro LL (1985) High humidity-induced increase in water repellency in some sandy soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal 49, 1177-1182.
32. Leighton-Boyce G, Doerr SH, Shakesby RA, Walsh RPD, Ferreira AJD, Boulet AK, Coelho COA (2005) Temporal dynamics of water repellency and soil moisture in eucalypt plantations, Portugal. Australian Journal of Soil Research 43, in press.
33. Letey J (1969) Measurement of contact angle, water drop penetration time, and critical surface tension. In 'Proceedings of a symposium on water repellent soils'. (Eds LF DeBano, J Letey) pp. 43-47. (University of California: Riverside, CA)
34. López Bermúdez F (1990) El clima mediterráneo semiárido como factor de erosión. Estudios Geograficos 199-200, 489-506.
35. Llovet J (2005) Degradación del suelo posterior al fuego en condiciones mediterráneas. Identificación de factures de riego. PhD Thesis, Universitat d'Alacant, Alacant.
36. Mataix-Solera J, Doerr SH (2004) Hydrophobicity and aggregate stability in calcareous topsoils from fire-affected pine forests in south-eastern Spain. Geoderma 118, 77-88. doi:10.1016/S0016-7061(03)00185-X
37. Meyer LD (1988) Rainfall simulators for soil conservation research. In 'Soil erosion research methods'. (Ed. R Lal) pp. 74-95. (Soil and Water Conservation Society: Ankeny, IA)
38. Moody JA, Martin DA (2001a) Initial hydrologic and geomorphic response following a wildfire in the Colorado Front Range. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 26, 1049-1070. doi:10.1002/ESP.253
39. Moody JA, Martin DA (2001b) Post-fire, rainfall intensity-peak discharge relations for three mountainous watersheds in the western USA. Hydrological Processes 15, 2981-2993. doi:10.1002/HYP.386
40. Morgan RPC (1986) 'Soil erosion and conservation.' (Longman: New York)
41. Naveh Z (1974) Effects of fire in the Mediterranean region. In 'Fire and ecosystems'. (Eds TT Kozlowski, CE Ahlgren) pp. 401-434. (Academic Press: New York)
42. Neary DG, Klopatek CC, DeBano LF, Ffolliott PF (1999) Fire effects on belowground sustainability: a review and synthesis. Forest Ecology and Management 122, 51-71. doi:10.1016/S0378-1127(99) 00032-8
43. Olcina J (1994) 'Riesgos climáticos en la Península Ibérica.' (Libros Penthalon: Madrid)
44. Paul EA, Clark FE (1996) 'Soil microbiology and biochemistry.' (Academic Press: New York)
45. Pérez Cueva AJ (1994) 'Atlas climático de la Comunidad Valenciana.' (Generalitat Valènciana: València)
46. Reid KD, Wilcox BP, Breshears DD, MacDonald LH (1999) Runoff and erosion in a pinyon-juniper woodland: influence of vegetation patches. Soil Science Society of America Journal 63, 1869-1879.
47. Robichaud PR (2000) Fire effects on infiltration rates after prescribed fire in northern rocky mountain forest, USA. Journal of Hydrology 231-232, 220-229.
48. Ruiz Gallardo JR (2004) 'Teledetección y SIG en la Asistencia a la actuación forestal postincendio. Método de estimación de la prioridad de intervención forestal. Análisiad de tres casos de estudio.' (Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha: Albacete)
49. Sánchez JR, Mangas VJ, Ortiz C, Bellot J (1994) Forest fire effects on soil chemical properties and runoff. In 'Soil erosion and degradation as a consequence of forest fires'. (Eds M Sala, JL Rubio) pp. 53-65. (Geoforma Ediciones: Logroño, Spain)
50. Scott DF (2000) Soil wettability in forested catchments in South Africa; as measured by different methods and as affected by vegetation cover and soil characteristics. Journal of Hydrology 231-232, 87-104. doi:10.1016/S0022- 1694(00)00186-4
51. Shakesby RA, Coelho COA, Ferreira AJD, Terry JP, Walsh RPD (1993) Wildfire impacts on soil erosion and hydrology in wet Mediterranean forest, Portugal. International Journal of Wildland Fire 3, 95-110.
52. Shakesby RA, Doerr SH, Walsh RPD (2000) The erosional impact of soil hydrophobicity: current problems and future research directions. Journal of Hydrology 231-232, 178-191. doi:10.1016/S0022-1694(00)00193-1
53. Shakesby RA, Coelho COA, Schnabel S, Keizer JJ, Clarke MA, Lavado Contador JF, Walsh RPD, Ferreira AJD, Doerr SH (2002) A ranking methodology for assessing relative rerosion risk and its application to dehases and montados in Spain and Portugal. Land Degradation and Development 13, 129-140. doi:10.1002/LDR.488
54. Simanton JR, Emmerich WE (1994) Temporal variability in range-land erosion processes. In 'Variability of rangeland water erosion processes'. Soil Science Society of America Special Publication 38. (Eds WH Blackburn, FB Pierson, GE Schuman, R Zartman) pp. 51-65. (Soil Science Society of America: Madison, WI)
55. Soto B, Basanta R, Benito E, Perez R, Diaz-Fierros F (1994) Runoff and erosion from burnt soils in northwest Spain. In 'Soil erosion and degradation as a consequence of forest fires'. (Eds M Sala, JL Rubio) pp. 91-98. (Geoforma Ediciones: Logroño, Spain)
56. Trabaud L (1981) Man and fire: impacts on Mediterranean vegetation. In 'Mediterranean-type shrublands'. (Eds F di Castri, DW Goodall, RL Specht) pp. 523-537. (Elsevier: Amsterdam)
57. Úbeda X, Sala M (1998) Variation in runoff and erosion in three areas with different fire intensities. Geoökodynamik 19, 179-188.
58. Wolman MG, Miller JP (1960) Magnitude and frequency of forces in geomorphic processes. Journal of Geology 68, 54-74.