Space-time monitoring of prescribed burnt soils performance – An effective tool for forest management

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2010

Authors

Ana C. Meira Castro (Author) Other; J. Góis (Author) FEUP; J. P. Meixedo (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: 19 th World Congress of Soil Science, Soil Solutions for a Changing World

Pages: 193-196

Brisbane, Australia, 1 a 6 August

Indexing

ISI Proceedings

Scientific classification

FOS: Agrarian Sciences

CORDIS: Natural sciences > Agrarian Sciences > Soil science

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Abstract (EN): Among the most important measures to prevent wild fo rest fires is the use of prescribed and controlled burning actions in order to reduce the availability of fuel mass. However, the impact of these activities on soil physical and chemical properties varies according to the type of both soil and vegetation and is not fully understood. Therefore, soil monitoring campaigns are often used to measure these imp acts. In this paper we have successfully used three statistical data tr eatments - the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test followed by the ANOVA and the Kruskall-Wallis tests – to investigate the variability among the soil pH, soil moisture, soil organic matter and soil iron variables for differe nt monitoring times and sampling procedures.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

Notes: In: Gilkes RJ, Prakongkep N, editors. Proceedings of the 19 th, World Congress of Soil Science, Soil Solutions for a Changing World, 1 – 6 August 2010, Brisbane, Australia. Published on DVD. pp. 193-196