Effect of Burning on Infiltration, Sediment, and Other Soil Properties in a Mesquite-Tobosagrass Community
Citation
Ueckert, D. N., Whigham, T. L., & Spears, B. M. (1978). Effect of burning on infiltration, sediment, and other soil properties in a mesquite-tobosagrass community. Journal of Range Management, 31(6), 420-425.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3897199Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Burning had a minimal effect on rainfall infiltration and sediment load in runoff from a mesquite-tobosagrass community on slopes less than 1%. Most soil physical properties that affect infiltration on these heavy clay soils were not altered significantly by burning. Potential soil loss in runoff can be minimized by burning under relatively moist conditions. Larger soil aggregates were broken down by burning and had not returned to equilibrium on 5-year-old burns. Trends in levels of soil organic carbon, salinity, sodium, and potassium following burning varied with degree of soil cracking, which is a function of soil moisture.Type
textArticle
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3897199