Fire Effects on Soils – A Pilot Scale Study on the Soils Affected by Wildfires in the Czech Republic

• Autorzy: Barroso Petra Martínez , Vaverková Magdalena Daria

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12911/22998993/123471

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Fires have always been a natural component influencing ecosystems and driving their evolution; however, in recent years they have become too frequent and ecosystems are not able to cope with them anymore. Fires destroy the natural vegetation, which prevents the soil erosion, and affect the soil properties which delay the natural recovery of the fire affected area. This experiment was conducted to assess the phytotoxicity of fire affected soil and to investigate whether different soil amendments can help to decrease the negative effect of fire on soil properties. The study utilised the Phytotoxkit^TM test. The tested burnt soil was supplemented with 3% w/w of the following individual soil amendments: bentonite, biochar, compost and diatomite. Then, the phytotoxicity tests were carried out with garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.) and white mustard (Sinapis alba L.). The pH and electrical conductivity of soil were measured and it was revealed that the individual soil amendments affected the values of pH and electrical conductivity diversely. The highest root growth stimulation for Sinapis alba L. was observed when diatomite was added, whereas the most favourable amendment for the stimulating root growth of Lepidium Sativum L. were compost, diatomite and biochar, respectively. This study recommended repeated testing for the amendments that show a capability to stimulate the root growth and conducting tests on a wider group of plant species.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

wildfire; soil amendment; effects on soil properties; preliminary testing; phytotoxicity; Sinapis Alba L.; Lepidium Sativum L.

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 21, nr 6
• Strony: 248--256
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 23 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Barroso Petra Martínez

• Department of Applied and Landscape Ecology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic

autor

Vaverková Magdalena Daria

• Department of Applied and Landscape Ecology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
• Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02 776 Warsaw, Poland

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