Determination of the effects of prescribed burning applications on some soil properties in Anatolian Black pine (Pinus nigra ssp. pallasiana) stand

Abstract

Although many studies show that forest fires have negative effects, there are also many studies that show that prescribed burning is used both for fire management and as an ecological tool. Especially in ecosystems where decomposition is slow, the use of prescribed burns has been shown to have positive aspects. In this study, the effects of prescribed burning practices on some soil properties were investigated in Anatolian black pine stands. Within the scope of this study, needle, humus and soil samples were taken from black pine stands at 9 sampling points, each 10x10 m, before the fire. After prescribed burning, ash and soil samples were taken from the same areas at low, medium and high burn severity. While soil reaction (pH), electrical conductivity (EC), carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and carbon/nitrogen ratio (C/N) were analyzed on needle, humus, ash and soil samples, texture, lime and aggregate stability were analyzed on soil samples. Only soil samples were analyzed. As a result of the study, it was found that the difference in the application of prescribed burning was significant in terms of the analyses carried out on the litter, humus and ash samples. In general, there was an increase in pH and EC and a decrease in carbon and nitrogen in the ash samples. In the soil samples, an increase in sand, pH and nitrogen values and a significant decrease in other properties were observed. According to the result of the study, it can be said that prescribed burning practices have an important potential as a management tool, considering the features such as the removal of litter from the environment and the provision of nutrients to the soil as ash as a result of burning.

Keywords

• Key Words: Fire
• fire severity
• carbon
• nitrogen

Anadolu Karaçam (Pinus nigra ssp. pallasiana) meşcerelerinde kontrollü yakma uygulamalarının bazı ölü örtü, kül ve toprak özellikleri üzerine etkileri

Abstract

Orman yangınlarının birçok çalışmada olumsuz etki gösterdiği ifade edilse de kontrollü yakma uygulamalarının hem yangınlarla mücadelede hem de ekolojik bir araç olarak kullanıldığını ifade eden birçok çalışma mevcuttur. Özellikle ayrışmanın yavaş olduğu ekosistemlerde, örtü yangını uygulamaları yapılarak bu konunun olumlu tarafları olduğu gösterilmektedir. Bu çalışma kapsamında karaçam meşcerelerinde kontrollü yakma uygulamalarının bazı toprak özellikleri üzerine etkisi araştırılmıştır. Bu çalışma kapsamında karaçam alanlarından 10x10 m büyüklüğünde 9 örnekleme noktasından ibre, humus ve toprak örneklemesi yapılmıştır. Kontrollü yakma uygulaması yapıldıktan sonra aynı alanlardan yangın şiddetine göre düşük, orta ve yüksek şiddetli olan yerlerden kül ve toprak örneklemesi yapılmıştır. Toprak reaksiyonu (pH), Elektriksel iletkenlik (EC), karbon (C), azot (N) ve karbon/azot oranı (C/N) analizleri ibre, humus, kül ve toprak örneklerinde yapılırken, tekstür, kireç ve agregat stabilitesi analizleri ise sadece toprak örneklerinde yapılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda, ölü örtü, humus ve kül örnekleri üzerinde yapılan analizler bakımından kontrollü yakma uygulamasının farklılığın önemli düzeyde olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Genel itibari ile kül örneklerinde pH, EC değerlerinde artma, karbon ve azot değerlerinde ise bir azalma söz konusudur. Toprak örneklerinde ise kum, pH ve azot değerlerinde artma diğer özelliklerde ise anlamlı bir azalma görülmüştür. Çalışma sonucu verilerine göre hem ölü örtünün ortamdan uzaklaşması hem de ölü örtünün yakma sonucunda kül olarak toprağa besin maddesi kazandırması gibi özellikler düşünüldüğünde kontrollü yakma uygulamalarının bir yönetim aracı olarak önemli bir potansiyele sahip olduğu söylenebilir.

Keywords

• Yangın
• yangın şiddeti
• karbon
• azot

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