Soil Erosion and Forestry Management After Wildfire in a Mediterranean Woodland, Mt. Carmel, Israel

Inbar, Moshe; Wittenberg, Lea; Tamir, M

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“…The role played by this parameter on post-fire erosion acceleration has been widely recognised (Clayton and Megahan, 1997;Inbar et al, 1997;Prosser and Williams, 1998;Martin and Moody, 2001;Moody and Martin, 2001;Fernández et al, 2004;Benavides-Solorio and MacDonald, 2005;Vega et al, 2005). As in our case, Striffler and Mogren (1971) associated the negligible effect of fire on soil erosion to the fact that the maximum 30-min rainfall intensity after wildfire was very low.…”

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“…Poff, 1989;Shakesby et al, 1996). Additionally, post-fire logging could have a multiple detrimental effect on ecosystem as fire-affected ecosystems are sensitive to further disturbance, threaten the natural dynamics of forest ecosystems Karr et al, 2004;Lindenmayer et al, 2004) and more specifically exacerbating soil losses (Inbar et al, 1997). However, there is still a lack of scientific information about post-fire logging effects and slash management alternatives on soil erosion (McIver and Starr, 2000).…”

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Effects of wildfire, salvage logging and slash treatments on soil degradation

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The effect of wildfire and the subsequent harvesting on soil degradation was evaluated in a burned Pinus pinaster stand in Galicia (NW Spain). During the first year following a fire of moderate intensity, burned trees were not harvested and soil erosion losses, measured by sediment collection at the bottom of bordered plots, were very low. An apparently limited impact of fire on soil and reduced rainfall erosivity for this period could be responsible for that result.Salvage logging took place 13 months after fire. Three post-fire alternatives were compared: no harvesting (standing burned trees), harvesting þ windrowed slash and harvesting þ slash chopping. Soil losses were even lower during the 14 months after these treatments than for the previous pre-harvesting period. Again, low mineral soil exposition and rainfall erosivity seemed to contribute to that result.Changes in soil bulk density and soil shear strength after clearcutting and slash manipulation were small and not enough to trigger sediment yield significantly.Harvesting and logging operations apparently increased soil inhomogeneities. This degree of variability was more adequately assessed by using micro-plot fences instead of plot fences. The percentage of soil disturbed by machinery was the variable most related with the observed minor soil losses after harvesting, at micro-plot level. This study indicated that the combined effect of wildfire and clearcutting caused only an acceleration of soil erosion when significant exposition of mineral soil occurred after these perturbations. However, these results must be taken with caution because rain erosivity during the study was low. To delay post-fire clearcutting until several months after the fire could reduce the impact of this forestry operation on burned soils, taking advantage of the natural mulch created by scorched leaves fall, although other issues must be taken into account.

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“…Take an example of wildfires, wildfires can cause significant damage to both the forest stand and soil quality, whilst the affected growing stocks may take a long time to recover (Inbar, Wittenberg & Tamir, 1997). The forest restoration is expensive for landowners, who may be interested in covering wildfires losses with insurance in exchange for the payment of proper insurance premium.…”

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Forest insurance market participants’ game behavior in China: An analysis based on tripartite dynamic game model

Zuo

Liu

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Abstract:Purpose: In forest insurance market, there are three main participants including the insurance company, the forest farmer and the government. As different participant has different benefit object, there will be a complex and dynamic game relationship among all participants. The purpose of this paper is to make the game relationship among all participants in forest insurance market clear, and then to put forward some policy suggestions on the implementation of forest insurance from the view of game theory.Design/methodology/approach: Firstly, the static game model between the insurance company and the forest farmer is set up. According to the result of static game model, it's difficult to implement forest insurance without government. Secondly, the tripartite dynamic game model among the government, the insurance company and the forest farmer is proposed, and the equilibrium solution of tripartite dynamic game model is acquired. Finally, the behavioral characteristics of all participants are analyzed according to the equilibrium solution of tripartite dynamic game model. Findings:The government's allowance will be an important positive factor to implement forest insurance. The loss of the insurance company, which the lower insurance premium brings, can be compensated by the allowance from the government. The more the government provides allowance, the more actively the insurance company will implement forest insurance at -1533-Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management -http://dx.doi.org/10.3926/jiem.1550 a low insurance premium. In this situation, the forest farmer will be more likely to purchase the forest insurance, then the scope of forest insurance implementation will expend. Originality/value: There is a complex and dynamic game relationship among all participants in forest insurance market. Based on the tripartite dynamic game model, to make the game relationship between each participant clear is conducive to the implementation of forest insurance market in China.

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“…Fire-induced soil water repellency is widely considered as one of the main causes of enhanced surface runoff flow and soil loss commonly observed after wildfires (see Sartz, 1953;Morris and Moses, 1987;Scott and Van Wyk, 1990;Shakesby et al, 1993;Andreu et al, 1996;Inbar et al, 1997;Robichaud and Brown, 1999;Zavala et al, 2009a).…”

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Re‐establishment of soil water repellency after destruction by intense burning in a Mediterranean heathland (SW Spain)

Jordán

González

Zavala

2009

Hydrological Processes

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Abstract:Soil water repellency has been conventionally considered as a fire-induced effect, but an increasing number of studies have suggested that natural background repellency occurs in many soil types, and many of them have suggested that water repellency can be re-established over time after being destroyed. An experimental fire was conducted to study changes of the soil surface during the first 18 months following intense burning. The main objectives of this paper are as follows: (1) to investigate in situ water repellency changes at three soil depths (0, 2 and 4 cm) immediately after burning; (2) to evaluate the medium-term evolution of water repellency under field conditions; and (3) to outline the main hydrological consequences of these changes. Also, different water repellency tests (water drop penetration time, ethanol percentage test (EPT) and contact angle (CA) between water drops and the soil surface) were carried out for comparison purposes. Field experiments showed that soil water repellency was partly destroyed after intense burning. Changes were relatively strong at the soil surface, but diminished progressively with depth. Levels of water repellency were practically re-established 18 months after burning. This suggests that water repellency in the studied area is not necessarily a consequence of fire, but can instead be a natural attribute. Finally, although limited in time, destruction of soil water repellency has important consequences for runoff flow generation and soil loss rates, and, indirectly, for water quality.

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Soil Erosion and Forestry Management After Wildfire in a Mediterranean Woodland, Mt. Carmel, Israel

Cited by 63 publications

References 15 publications

Effects of wildfire, salvage logging and slash treatments on soil degradation

Effects of wildfire, salvage logging and slash treatments on soil degradation

Forest insurance market participants’ game behavior in China: An analysis based on tripartite dynamic game model

Re‐establishment of soil water repellency after destruction by intense burning in a Mediterranean heathland (SW Spain)

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