“…Microbiological and physico‐chemical soil properties have been widely used as soil quality indicators to evaluate fire‐induced changes and soil degradation (Lucas‐Borja et al, 2012; Úbeda, Alcañiz, Borges, Outeiro, & Francos, 2019). Some microbiological parameters, such as soil basal respiration, microbial biomass, and certain soil enzyme activities, have been used to quantify soil biological disturbance in relation to burn severity (García‐Orenes et al, 2017; Mabuhay, Nakagoshi, & Isagi, 2006; Moya et al, 2018; Plaza‐Álvarez et al, 2017). So, the enzymatic activities related to carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles, in addition to characteristic microbial indicators, such as soil respiration, have been proposed as indicators of soil functionality (Fontúrbel et al, 2012; Hedo, Lucas‐Borja, Wic, Andrés‐Abellán, & Las Heras, 2015).…”