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- Title
Wildfire Effects on Soil Nutrients and Leaching in a Tahoe Basin Watershed.
- Authors
Murphy, J. D.; Johnson, D. W.; Miller, W. W.; Walker, R. F; Carroll, E. F; Blank, R. R.
- Abstract
The article discusses the effects of wildfire on soil nutrients and leaching in the watersheds in the U.S. The increase in the soil solution concentration and leaching of mineral forms have been the most significant short-term effects of the wildfire based from the biogeochemical cycling. Potential limitation of sulfur to aquatic ecosystems in the Tahoe Basin has been unknown but the increase in nitrogen and phosphorous mobility have significant impacts on water quality in Lake Tahoe. A loss of nitrogen from the forest floor and soil during the fire are the most significant, unless such losses are replaced by post-fire nitrogen fixation.
- Subjects
UNITED States; WILDFIRE forecasting; WILDFIRE prevention; SOIL leaching; SOIL mineralogy; SOIL management; SOIL conservation; BIOCHEMICAL toxicology; NITROGEN fixation
- Publication
Journal of Environmental Quality, 2006, Vol 35, Issue 2, p479
- ISSN
0047-2425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2134/jeq2005.0144