Long-term dynamics of soil chemical properties after a prescribed fire in a Mediterranean forest (Montgrí Massif, Catalonia, Spain)

Alcañiz, Meritxell; Outeiro, Luís; Francos, Marcos; Farguell, Joaquim; Úbeda, Xavier

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.115

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“…Temporary effects on soil carbon stocks may be observed after a prescribed fire. In a study conducted in a Mediterranean forest, Alcañiz et al (2016) found an increase in the carbon concentration one year after the fire and then a progressive decrease over time to lower values than those registered previous to the fire, although differences were not statistically significant. Other studies of prescribed burning in Mediterranean areas which describe tendencies in soil carbon stock are presented in Table 3.…”

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Forest management and carbon sequestration in the Mediterranean region: A review

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Aim of study: TTo review and acknowledge the value of carbon sequestration by forest management in the Mediterranean area. Material and methods:We review the main effects of forest management by comparing the effects of silvicultural systems (even-aged vs. uneven-aged stands, coppice systems, agroforestry systems), silvicultural options (thinning, rotation period, species composition), afforestation, harvesting, fire impact or effects of shrub layer on carbon sequestration in the Mediterranean area.Main results: We illustrate as forest management can clearly improve forest carbon sequestration amounts. We conclude that forest management is an effective way to maintain and enhance high carbon sequestration rates in order to cope with climate change and provision of ecosystem services. We also think that although much effort has been put into this topic research, there are still certain gaps that must be dealt with to increase our scientific knowledge and in turn transfer this knowledge to forest practitioners in order to achieve sustainable management aimed at mitigating climate change.Research highlights: It is important to underline the importance of forests in the carbon cycle as this role can be enhanced by forest managers through sustainable forest management. The effects of different management options or disturbances can be critical as regards mitigating climate change. Understanding the effects of forest management is even more important in the Mediterranean area, given that the current high climatic variability together with historical human exploitation and disturbance events make this area more vulnerable to the effects of climate change.Additional keywords: global carbon cycle; forest sink; forest mitigation strategies; carbon sequestration potential; climate change mitigation; Mediterranean forests.

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Forest management and carbon sequestration in the Mediterranean region: A review

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“…Disturbances are prevalent in all natural ecosystems, and integral for the maintenance of biodiversity [23,24]; however, anthropogenic alterations of these disturbance regimes (i.e., frequency, intensity, and type of disturbance) pose global threats to biodiversity [25]. Different disturbance regimes reinitiate forest stands and trigger resource reallocation [26][27][28][29][30][31]. As such, studying the patterns of understorey vegetation following various disturbance regimes may assist with clarifying how understorey vegetation responds to particular disturbances, toward improving the conservation of biodiversity in the context of dramatic declines in biodiversity worldwide [32].…”

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Forest Understorey Vegetation: Colonization and the Availability and Heterogeneity of Resources

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Understorey vegetation comprises a major portion of plant diversity and contributes greatly to nutrient cycling and energy flow. This review examines the mechanisms involved in the response of understorey vegetation to stand development and the overstorey canopy following disturbances. The overall abundance and diversity of the understorey is enhanced with the availability and heterogeneity of light, soil nutrients, soil moisture, and substrates. Vascular plants are positively impacted by the availability and heterogeneity of light and soil nutrients, whereas non-vascular vegetation is more strongly influenced by colonization time, soil moisture, and substrates, and is decreased with a higher proportion of broadleaf overstorey. The availability of resources is a prominent driver toward the abundance and diversity of understorey vegetation, from the stand initiation to stem exclusion stage under a single-species dominated overstorey. However, resource heterogeneity dominates at the later stages of succession under a mixed overstorey. Climate and site conditions modify resource availability and heterogeneity in the understorey layer, but the extent of their influences requires more investigation. Forest management practices (clearcutting and partial harvesting) tend to increase light availability and heterogeneity, which facilitates the abundance and diversity of understorey vascular plants; however, these factors reduce the occurrence of non-vascular plants. Nevertheless, in the landscape context, anthropogenic disturbances homogenize environmental conditions and reduce beta-diversity, as well, the long-term effects of anthropogenic disturbances on understorey vegetation remain unclear, particularly compared with those in primary forests.

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“…However, previous studies carried out in Mediterranean ecosystems highlight a wide variability fire effects on soil properties and hydrological processes (e.g., Certini, 2005;Bento-Gonçalves et al, 2012;Inbar et al, 2014;Alcañiz et al, 2016), contributing to soil degradation.…”

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Effect of prescribed fire on soil properties and soil erosion in a Mediterranean mountain area

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Long-term dynamics of soil chemical properties after a prescribed fire in a Mediterranean forest (Montgrí Massif, Catalonia, Spain)

Cited by 133 publications

References 25 publications

Forest management and carbon sequestration in the Mediterranean region: A review

Forest management and carbon sequestration in the Mediterranean region: A review

Forest Understorey Vegetation: Colonization and the Availability and Heterogeneity of Resources

Effect of prescribed fire on soil properties and soil erosion in a Mediterranean mountain area

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