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Assessing soil erosion after fire and rehabilitation treatments in NW Spain: Performance of rusle and revised Morgan-Morgan-Finney models

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Fernández, C., Vega, J. A., Vieira, D.C.S.·2010·Land Degradation & Development
DOI 10.1002/ldr.965
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Although the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) and the revised Morgan–Morgan–Finney (MMF) are well-known models, not much information is available as regards their suitability in predicting post-fire soil erosion in forest soils. The lack of information is even more pronounced as regards post-fire rehabilitation treatments. This study compared the soil erosion predicted by the RUSLE and the revised MMF model with the observed values of soil losses, for the first year following fire, in two burned areas in NW of Spain with different levels of fire severity. The applicability of both models to estimate soil losses after three rehabilitation treatments applied in a severely burned area was also tested. The MMF model presented reasonable accuracy in the predictions while the RUSLE clearly overestimated the observed erosion rates. When the R and C factors obtained by the RUSLE formulation were multiplied by 0·7 and 0.865, respectively, the efficiency of the equation improved. Both models showed their capability to be used as operational tools to help managers to determine action priorities in areas of high risk of degradation by erosion after fire. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Authors
Fernández, C., Vega, J. A., & Vieira, D. C. S.
Affiliations
  • Xunta de Galicia (ES)
  • Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar (PT)
Corresponding author
Fernández, C.
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Venue
Land Degradation & Development
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-01
Volume
21
Issue
1
Pages
58-67
ISSN
1085-3278 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1002/ldr.965
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W2025800697
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en
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Forestry › Tree Root and Stability Studies
Keywords
post-fire soil erosion, forest fires, Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation, fire severity, soil loss, NW Spain

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