79685 20240109134255.0 doi 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.363 sideral 106817 ART-2018-106817 eng Girona-García, Antonio Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-7003-8950 Effects of prescribed burning for pasture reclamation on soil chemical properties in subalpine shrublands of the Central Pyrenees (NE-Spain) 2018 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted The abandonment of the traditional pastoral activities in the subalpine grasslands of the Central Pyrenees (NE-Spain) has resulted in shrub encroachment processes that are dominated by species such as the Echinospartum horridum. Therefore, prescribed burning has been recently readopted in this region as a management tool to stop the spread of shrubs and recover grasslands. We aimed to assess the effect that this practice may have on soil chemical properties such as SOC, N, pH, EC, water-extractable and exchangeable cations (Ca2+, Mg2+ and K+), cation exchange capacity, inorganic N forms (N-NH4 + and N-NO3 -) and available P. We studied two prescribed burnings conducted at the subalpine level of the Central Pyrenees in the municipalities of Tella-Sin (April 2015) and Buisán (November 2015). At each site, the topsoil was sampled in triplicate at soil depths of 0–1, 1–2 and 2–3 cm immediately before (U), immediately after (B0) and one year after (B12) burning, and litter and/or ashes were removed prior to sampling. The results indicate that in the B0 samples, burning significantly reduced the SOC and N contents as well as the exchangeable Ca2+ and Mg2+ at 0–1 cm, whereas the rest of the studied properties remained virtually unchanged. However, in the B12 samples we detected a decrease of nutrient content that was probably related to leaching and/or erosion processes. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/BES-2014-068072 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CGL2013-43440-R info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CGL2016-76620-R info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 5.589 2018 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 27 / 250 = 0.108 2018 Q1 T1 1.536 2018 Environmental Chemistry 2018 Q1 Waste Management and Disposal 2018 Q1 Pollution 2018 Q1 Environmental Engineering 2018 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Zufiaurre Galarza, Raquel Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-2368-9878 Mora, Juan Luis Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-8146-0364 Armas-Herrera, Ceciclia María Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-6566-6944 Martí, Clara Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-0630-1181 Ortiz-Perpiñá, Oriol Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-3516-5756 Badía-Villas, David Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-1006-5030 2009 750 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Química Analítica Área Química Analítica 5011 705 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. CC.Agrar.y Medio Natural Área Producción Vegetal 5011 240 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. CC.Agrar.y Medio Natural Área Edafología y Quím.Agríco. 644 (2018), 583-593 [33 p.] Sci. total environ. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 0048-9697 915081 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/79685/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 53091 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/79685/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:79685 articulos driver 2024-01-09-13:32:59 ARTICLE