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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): Azim U. Mallik; C. H. Gimingham; A. A. Rahman
Publication Date: 1984

(1) Measurements were made of water infiltration, water retention and porosity of soils of burned and unburned plots of heathland. (2) On the burned plot the rate of infiltration was decreased by up to 74% compared to the unburned plot. (3) Moisture retention in the top soil of the burned plot was increased considerably compared to the unburned plot. (4) Mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) was used to investigate the porosity of the surface layers of soil following burning of the vegetation. An explanation of the results, based on the incorporation of ash particles, accords with the observed effects upon water infiltration and retention. © Blackwell Scientific. Abstract reproduced by permission.

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Citation: Mallik, A. U., C. H. Gimingham, and A. A. Rahman. 1984. Ecological effects of heather burning: I. Water infiltration, moisture retention and porosity of surface soil. Journal of Ecology, v. 72, no. 3, p. 767-776.

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Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    National
Keywords:
  • Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
  • ash
  • Calluna vulgaris
  • chaparral
  • char
  • chemical elements
  • Erica cinerea
  • fertilization
  • fire exclusion
  • fire management
  • forest management
  • fuel moisture
  • Great Britain
  • heathlands
  • minerals
  • moisture
  • nutrient cycling
  • plant growth
  • Scotland
  • site treatments
  • soil management
  • soil moisture
  • soil nutrients
  • soil permeability
  • soils
  • vegetation surveys
  • water
  • water quality
  • watershed management
Tall Timbers Record Number: 13087Location Status: In-fileCall Number: Fire File DDWAbstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
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FRAMES Record Number: 38483

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