Journal of environmental managementWildfiresForestsSoilCarbonPinus
Salvage logging increases erosion and reduces plant diversity and soil organic carbon four years after a severe wildfire in semi-arid pine forests.
Demetrio Antonio Zema, Urbano Portero López, María Dolores Carmona Yáñez, Jose Luis González Jimenez, Rocio Soria Martinez, Pedro Antonio Plaza-Álvarez, Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja
Published: 202510.1016/j.jenvman.2025.128000
Abstract
Wildfires have significant and often detrimental effects on forest ecosystems, leading to vegetation loss and alterations in soil properties and hydrology. Post-fire management practices such as salvage logging can introduce additional disturbances,…
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