000118080 001__ 118080 000118080 005__ 20240319080955.0 000118080 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115125 000118080 0248_ $$2sideral$$a128823 000118080 037__ $$aART-2022-128823 000118080 041__ $$aeng 000118080 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-8146-0364$$aMora, J.L.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000118080 245__ $$aFire does not transform shrublands of Echinospartum horridum (Vahl) Rothm. into grasslands in the Pyrenees: Development of community structure and nutritive value after single prescribed burns 000118080 260__ $$c2022 000118080 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000118080 5203_ $$aPrescribed fire has been extensively used in recent years to control woody encroachment into mountain and other grassland–dominated landscapes. In the Aragon Pyrenees, prescribed burns have been mainly used to remove the native thorny shrub Echinospartum horridum (Vahl) Rothm., whose populations are spreading to the detriment of grasslands. To study the effectiveness of the burning of E. horridum to preserve grasslands for livestock grazing, the vegetation of six sites burned 0.5, 2, 3, 6, 15 and 35 years ago was sampled and compared with that of nearby unburned shrubland (control) and grassland (reference). In addition, the nutritional quality of E. horridum was examined and compared to that of the reference grassland to evaluate to what extent shrub growth can be controlled by herbivores after burning. Initial shrub cover recovered as early as 15 years after fire, with E. horridum being dominant. Plant diversity was greatest at intermediate number of years after fire. Initial floristic composition and life–form spectrum were restored 15–35 years after burning. Echinospartum horridum exhibited early lignification that restricts its availability as a palatable forage for the first two years after burning and makes it unlikely to be consumed thereafter, highlighting the difficulty in controlling the expansion of this species by livestock herbivory. The analysis of the nutrient levels suggested an increased shortage of limiting elements, such as phosphorus or sulfur, in the mid–term after burning due to substantial nutrient losses and exports during and after the burn. Our results question the suitability and sustainability of a single prescribed burn as management tool alone to control the expansion of E. horridum and call for caution in its application for fighting shrub encroachment in the Central Pyrenees. 000118080 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby-nc$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/ 000118080 590__ $$a8.7$$b2022 000118080 592__ $$a1.678$$b2022 000118080 591__ $$aENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES$$b31 / 275 = 0.113$$c2022$$dQ1$$eT1 000118080 593__ $$aEnvironmental Engineering$$c2022$$dQ1 000118080 593__ $$aWaste Management and Disposal$$c2022$$dQ1 000118080 593__ $$aMedicine (miscellaneous)$$c2022$$dQ1 000118080 593__ $$aManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law$$c2022$$dQ1 000118080 594__ $$a13.4$$b2022 000118080 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000118080 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-1006-5030$$aBadía-Villas, D.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000118080 700__ $$aGómez, D. 000118080 7102_ $$15011$$2240$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. CC.Agrar.y Medio Natural$$cÁrea Edafología y Quím.Agríco. 000118080 773__ $$g315 (2022), 115125 [11 pp.]$$pJ. environ. manag.$$tJournal of environmental management$$x0301-4797 000118080 8564_ $$s918109$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/118080/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000118080 8564_ $$s2534669$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/118080/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000118080 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:118080$$particulos$$pdriver 000118080 951__ $$a2024-03-18-13:30:18 000118080 980__ $$aARTICLE