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Article Critique[edit]
October 2017 Iberian wildfires
This article was about the fires that are occurring on the Iberian peninsula. Currently there is not very much information on these fires, but there was a lot of sources which means that as more news comes out the page could be added to.
feedback[edit]
Okay, but few elements on the assignment are missing such as checking out the talk page and discussing how it's rated; the sources: are they reliable, biases, and also you should compare what's been discussed in your article with in class discussions...Jfaay (talk) 04:07, 23 October 2017 (UTC)
Fire Effects on Soil and Vegetation (outline)[edit]
I. Fire types
a. ground fires
-Provide the definition of ground fires as there is no wikipedia page on ground fires
-Burn under lying roots which can kill off trees and secondary growth which use epicormic buds
-Heat transfers to other soils which leads to more smoldering, and advancement of the fire
b. litter
-litter that is burned leaves the forest floor uncovered which can lead to a competitive new growth forest depending on the severity of the fire
-Hydrophobic soils lead to a change in hydrology
-Density can change consumption speeds
II. Issues with fire (some of this will be added to other pages)
a. mineral loss
-Fires, especially severe ones really hurt the amount of nutrients available
-Organic material holds half of the nitrogen and works as water storage
c. soil erosion
-Roots stabilize the soils which holds the topography together
-Hillsides eventually sees mass wasting events
-Pacific Northwest example
-California Chaparral examples
-Splash erosion: detaches small soil particles
-Sheet erosion: once splash erosion has occurred, sheet erosion shortly follows where channels are created leading to a flow of those small soil particles
-These stop after the first year because vegetation has often replaced itself
d. ground water issues
-studies in California found high Ph and metal and metalloids. Watersheds may need enhanced cleanup.
Sources
[2][3][4] Fire Effects on Soil
- ^ "Fire Effect on Soil". www2.nau.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ McNabb, David; Swanson, Frederick. Effects of Fire on Soil Erosion. Oregon State University. pp. 159–173.
- ^ "Post-Fire Soil Erosion and How to Manage It". Fire Science Brief. 69. September 2009 – via Firescience.gov.
- ^ "Soil Erosion Control after Wildfire - 6.308 - Extension". Extension. Retrieved 2017-11-11.