Investigating the zeolite performance in soil and water conservation after prescribed fires in degraded rangelands Gholami, Leila Kavian, Ataollah Kiani-Harchegani, Mahboobeh Karimi, Nabiyeh Serrano Bernardo, Francisco Antonio Soil amendments Burned soils Rainfall simulations 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. 2024-07-30T08:44:58Z 2024-07-30T08:44:58Z 2024-05-18 journal article Gholami, L. et. al. Trees, Forests and People 16 (2024) 100576. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100576] https://hdl.handle.net/10481/93617 10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100576 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ open access Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional Elsevier