Efectes postincendi en una torbera d'Escòcia
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Post-fire effects in an organic peat soil in Scotland.
This article presents the direct and indirect effects of fire caused by a wildfire in
organic peat soil in a Scottish example of Rothiemurchus forest during the summer
of 2006. The results have been an alteration of soil properties due to the burning of
accumulated organic matter that formed the base of the soil. After a year and a half
since the fire, there are some changes in the physico-chemical characteristics and
also a visible impact on the forest ecosystem. The possibility that the variation in
climate may increase the frequency of such fires, raises the importance of underground
fires in cold regions of mid and high latitudes. This article is intended to
provide information on the effects of fire on peat soils in comparison to Mediterranean
soil studies.
This article presents the direct and indirect effects of fire caused by a wildfire in
organic peat soil in a Scottish example of Rothiemurchus forest during the summer
of 2006. The results have been an alteration of soil properties due to the burning of
accumulated organic matter that formed the base of the soil. After a year and a half
since the fire, there are some changes in the physico-chemical characteristics and
also a visible impact on the forest ecosystem. The possibility that the variation in
climate may increase the frequency of such fires, raises the importance of underground
fires in cold regions of mid and high latitudes. This article is intended to
provide information on the effects of fire on peat soils in comparison to Mediterranean
soil studies.
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Prat Guitart, Núria et al. “Efectes postincendi en una torbera d’Escòcia”. Treballs de la Societat Catalana de Geografia, vol.VOL 71, pp. 93-114, https://raco.cat/index.php/TreballsSCGeografia/article/view/256740.