Impact of an intense rainfall event on soil properties following a wildfire in a Mediterranean environment (North-East Spain)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 572, Issue , 2016, Pages 1353-1362

  Francos, Marcos ^a   Pereira, Paulo ^b,c   Alcañiz, Meritxell ^a   Mataix Solera, Jorge ^d   Úbeda, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b MYKOLAS ROMERIS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; C N ratio; Intense rainfall; Major cations; Severe wildfire; SPAR

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON; CARBONATES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FIRES; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; POSITIVE IONS; RAIN; STABILITY;

AGGREGATE STABILITY; C/N RATIO; INTENSE RAINFALLS; MAJOR CATIONS; SEVERE WILDFIRE; SPAR;

SOILS;

CALCIUM; CARBON; CARBONIC ACID; INORGANIC CARBON; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; RAIN; SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGREGATE STABILITY; CATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SOIL PROPERTY; WILDFIRE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FIELD STUDY; FOREST; MEDITERRANEAN FOREST; NATURAL DISASTER; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM AND POTASSIUM ADSORPTION RATIO; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL AGGREGATE STABILITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL PROPERTY; SPAIN; WILDFIRE;

SPAIN;

EID: 84956656466     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.145     Document Type: Article

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