Long-term fire effects of the drained open fen on organic soils

• Autorzy: Sulwiński M. , Mętrak M. , Suska-Malawska M.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/aep-2017-0002

Warianty tytułu

PL

Długotrwały wpływ pożaru osuszonego torfowiska niskiego na właściwości gleb organicznych

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Fire has considerable impact on vegetation and organic soils properties. As we observed that the differences between vegetation of burnt and unburnt areas on the rich fen are visible 11 years after the fire, we assumed that the post-fire changes are long lasting, yet limited exclusively to the burnt areas. In order to check this hypothesis we studied spatial differentiation of physical and chemical properties of soils, and productivity capacities of burnt and unburnt areas in the fen in Biebrza National Park. We took soil samples from the neighboring burnt and unburnt areas, from the depth of 0–30 cm and 30–50 cm. We analyzed 21 parameters of the soils including: pH, ash content, moisture, bulk density, exchangeable K, Na, Ca, available P, N-NH₄⁺, N-NO₃⁻, total N, C, K, Na, Ca, Mg, Fe, P; and calculated C:N, C:P ratios. Surface layer of the burnt soils differed significantly from the unburnt soils in respect of 17 out of 21 parameters. The most pronounced difference was observed for available phosphorous (on average 6 times higher for the burnt soils). The differences in the deeper layer were mostly insignificant. The burnt areas were also characterized by twofold higher plant productivity than recorded for the unburnt areas. The influence of fire on peaty soils was long lasting but mostly limited to the surface layer of the soils. In the case of particular soil features, the post-fire differences were modified by advanced muck formation (moorshing) processes in the unburnt areas. Since the fire led to long lasting increase of fertility, the recovery of fen vegetation is unlikely.

PL

Pożary wpływają istotnie na roślinność oraz właściwości gleb organicznych. Zaobserwowano, że nawet po 11 latach od wystąpienia podpowierzchniowego pożaru torfowiska niskiego wciąż istnieją wyraźne różnice pokrywy roślinnej obszarów wypalonych i niewypalonych. Na tej podstawie założono, że wpływ pożaru na ekosystem torfowiskowy jest długotrwały, jednak nie jest widoczny na sąsiednich obszarach niewypalonych. W celu weryfikacji tej hipotezy zbadano właściwości fizyczne i chemiczne gleby, a także produktywność biomasy roślinnej na torfowisku niskim zlokalizowanym w Biebrzańskim Parku Narodowym. Z sąsiadujących obszarów wypalonych oraz niewypalonych, z głębokości 0–30 cm oraz 30–50 cm pobrano próby gleby torfowej. Przeanalizowano 21 cech gleby: pH, popielność, wilgotność, gęstość, wymiennie związane K, Na, Ca, dostępne dla roślin P, N-NH₄⁺, N-NO₃^-, całkowite N, C, K, Na, Ca, Mg, Fe, P; oraz obliczono stosunki C:N, C:P, Fe:P. W 17 na 21 przebadanych cech stwierdzono istotne różnice w chemizmie wierzchniej warstwy gleby pobranej z miejsc wypalonych i niewypalonych. Najbardziej wyraźną różnicą było zwiększenie (średnio sześciokrotnie) zawartości dostępnego P w glebach z obszarów wypalonych. W większości badanych cech warstwy głębszej nie stwierdzono istotnych różnic. Obszary wypalone charakteryzowały się dwukrotnie wyższą produktywnością biomasy roślinnej. Stwierdzono, że wpływ pożaru na glebę torfową jest długotrwały i ograniczony głównie do jej wierzchniej warstwy. Część zaobserwowanych różnic może jednak wynikać z postępującego procesu murszenia torfu, zachodzącego na obszarach niewypalonych. Z powodu zwiększenia dostępności pierwiastków biogennych scenariusz powrotu typowych zbiorowisk torfowisk niskich na obszary wypalone nie wydaje się prawdopodobny.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

wetland fire; peat fire; fen; wildfire

PL

obszar wypalony; obszar niewypalony; gleba torfowa; torfowisko; pożar

• Wydawca: Institute of Environmental Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Archives of Environmental Protection
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 43, no. 1
• Strony: 11--19
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 52 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Sulwiński M.

• University of Warsaw, Poland, Department of Plant Ecology and Environmental Conservation Faculty of Biology, Biological and Chemical Research Centre

autor

Mętrak M.

• University of Warsaw, Poland, Department of Plant Ecology and Environmental Conservation Faculty of Biology, Biological and Chemical Research Centre

autor

Suska-Malawska M.

• University of Warsaw, Poland, Department of Plant Ecology and Environmental Conservation Faculty of Biology, Biological and Chemical Research Centre

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Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (zadania 2017).