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Slope position controls prescribed fire effects on soil: a case study in the high-elevation grassland of Itatiaia National Park

Ana Paula Pessim de Oliveira ORCID logo , Eduardo Carvalho da Silva Neto ORCID logo , Robson Altiellys Tosta Marcondes ORCID logo , Marcos Gervasio Pereira ORCID logo , Marcelo Souza Motta ORCID logo , Yan Vidal de Figueiredo Gomes Diniz ORCID logo , [...]

28/Nov/2023

ABSTRACT There is a need for greater knowledge about the medium- and long-term effects of prescribed fire management on soil in ecosystems prone to wildfires and more vulnerable to climate change. This study examined the short- and medium-term effects of prescribed fire on soil chemical properties and chemical fractions of soil organic matter (SOM) in two positions of the landscape in a high-elevation grassland environment. The ecosystem is located in the mountain peaks of southeastern Brazil associated with the Atlantic […]

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