Investigating the zeolite performance in soil and water conservation after prescribed fires in degraded rangelands
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Gholami, Leila; Kavian, Ataollah; Kiani-Harchegani, Mahboobeh; Karimi, Nabiyeh; Serrano Bernardo, Francisco AntonioEditorial
Elsevier
Materia
Soil amendments Burned soils Rainfall simulations
Date
2024-05-18Referencia bibliográfica
Gholami, L. et. al. Trees, Forests and People 16 (2024) 100576. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100576]
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Project of 04–1399–02 with the financial support of Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, IranRésumé
Since the last decades, soil erosion and wildfires are significant threats to most societies and results in the loss of fertile layers and, consequently, in productivity. Changes in soil moisture and stability of soil grains, both in the short- and long-terms after a wildfire occurs, should be also considered as a parameter because they play a key role in plant growth and nutrition too. Adding conditioners to soil also helps to reduce runoff and nutrient losses, which is necessary for the sustainable use of water and ecosystem services. Therefore, the current research was conducted to assess the impacts of zeolite (microporous, crystalline aluminosilicate material commonly applied as commercial adsorbent and catalysts) conservation treatment with diverse amounts (0, 250, 500 and 750 g m−2; Z0 Z1, Z2 and Z3, respectively) on changes of runoff and sediment yield in burned soils with different amounts (250, 500, 750 and 1000 g m−2; F1, F2, F3 and F4, respectively) under laboratory conditions. The experiments were conducted using rainfall simulations with an intensity of 50 mm h−1. The results showed that the highest changes percent of time to runoff (s), runoff volume (l), and soil loss (g) variables after zeolite application at different rates of fire was observed in F4Z3 treatment with 114.94, 76.61 and 82.60%, respectively. We conclude that these results can be useful for a better understanding of the relationships between the fire effects on runoff and sediment considering innovative application of control measures nin-tested to date.