Soils constitute one of the most valuable resources on earth, especially because soil is
renewable on human time scales. During the 20th century, a period marked by a …

Research into post-wildfire effects began in the United States more than 70years ago and
only later extended to other parts of the world. Post-wildfire responses are typically transient …

Several recent papers have suggested replacing the terminology of fire intensity and fire
severity. Part of the problem with fire intensity is that it is sometimes used incorrectly to …

Wildfires increased dramatically in frequency and extent in the European Mediterranean
region from the 1960s, aided by a general warming and drying trend, but driven primarily by …

Many physical, chemical, mineralogical, and biological soil properties can be affected by
forest fires. The effects are chiefly a result of burn severity, which consists of peak …

Contemporary soil science and conservation methods of effective forestry Forests and the
soils that serve as their foundation cover almost a third of the world's land area. Soils …

In recent years, forest fires have increased in terms of frequency, extent and intensity,
especially in Mediterranean countries. Climate characteristics and anthropogenic …

Sustainable remediation is a goal in the remediation industry. Thermal treatment can
remediate contaminated sites quickly and reliably, but its energy-intensive nature and …

Soil microorganisms have numerous functional roles in forest ecosystems, including: serving
as sources and sinks of key nutrients and catalysts of nutrient transformations; acting as …

Soil moisture is a critical component of the earth system and plays an integrative role among
the various subfields of physical geography. This paper highlights not just how soil moisture …