TY - JOUR 
AU - Mehmet Parlak
TI - Effects of low-intensity fire on soil organic carbon stocks and physicochemical properties in the Mediterranean ecosystem
JO - Eurasian Journal of Soil Science
VL - 11
IS - 2
PB - Federation of Eurasian Soil Science Societies 
SN - 2147-4249 
UR - http://ejss.fesss.org/10.18393/1056847
DO - 10.18393/1056847
SP , EP - 167-173
KW  - Low intensity fire, soil organic carbon stock, soil properties, soil nutrient.
PY  - 2022
AB  - Due to inherent climate characteristics, forest fires are commonly encountered in the Mediterranean ecosystem. Forest fires influence water resources, flora, fauna, air quality and soil properties. This study was conducted to determine the effects of a low-intensity fire in Lapseki – Dışbudak village on soil physical and chemical properties. Soil samples were taken from 0-5 cm depth on unburned (control) and burned lands 1 month and 3 years after the fire and samples were analyzed for organic carbon stock, texture, aggregate stability, bulk density, pH, electrical conductivity (EC), lime, organic matter, organic carbon, exchangeable K, Ca, Mg, Na, and available Fe, Cu, Mn, and Zn.While the average pH, EC (dS m-1), exchangeable Ca (mg kg-1), Na (mg kg-1), available Mn (mg kg-1) and Zn (mg kg-1) values were respectively measured as 6.37, 0.72, 3504.10, 34.97, 202.31 and 4.23 in burned lands in the 1st month after fire, the values were respectively measured as 6.25, 0.53, 2870.90, 24.89, 127.96 and 2.71 in control areas. At the end of the 3rd year, available Mn was measured as 81.69 mg kg-1 in burned lands and 53.58 mg kg-1 in unburned lands. It was concluded that at the end of 3 years, low-intensity fire was effective in improving soil properties.
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