Soil chemistry in a loblolly/longleaf pine forest with interval burning
Abstract
We examined the 30—yr cumulative effects of prescribed fires at intervals of 1, 2, 3, and 4 yr in a loblolly and longleaf pine forest in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina. The fine fraction of the forest floor (Oe + Oa horizons) contained much more carbon and nitrogen per unit area in the control plots (1.7 and 0.05 kg/m2, respectively) than in the 1—yr burn interval plots (0.4 and 0.007 kg/m2, respectively). Mineral soils (0—0.2 m depth) were highly variable in chemistry, and showed only slight differences across the burning treatments for nitrogen and sulfur. No trends were apparent for phosphorus in the forest floor or mineral soil; differences in acidity and extractable cations were also slight. The nutrient content of foliage was generally low, with no differences across burning intervals. Our results are consistent with earlier studies that showed the biogeochemical effects of repeated surface fires in southern pine forests are generally limited to the forest floor, with the possible exception of overall reductions in nitrogen cycling.
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S mineralization rates were reported to increase following a fire in a pine forest where biomass was converted to biochar by the fire.
“Since biochar application influences the pH of soils, S mineralization rates were reported to increase following a fire in a pine forest (biomass converted to biochar by the fire) (Binkley et al., 1992).”
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- Authors
- Binkley, D., Richter, D., David, M. B., & Caldwell, B.
- Affiliations
- Colorado State University (US)
- ORCID
- Binkley, Dan
- Venue
- Ecological Applications
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1992-05
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 157-164
- ISSN
- 1051-0761 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-5582
- OpenAlex
- W2090517751
- Cited by
- 136
- References
- 25
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- FWCI
- 3.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Ecological Applications (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Fire effects on ecosystems
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Environmental and biological studies
- Keywords
- prescribed burning, fire return interval, Pinus taeda, longleaf pine, forest floor carbon, forest floor nitrogen, soil nitrogen, soil sulfur, soil phosphorus, soil acidity, extractable cations, leaf nutrient content, nitrogen cycling, southern pine forests
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