soil Archives - Colorado Mastication

Fire has a direct effect on the soil in areas. There are a variety of effects that can happen to the soil depending on the temperatures of the soil. However, many of these actions are necessary and helpful in the future. It’s important to understand the abiotic responses of fires. How Fires Affect the Soil Soil is affected through both the heating and combustion processes of fires. The temperatures during the combustion processes will affect what actually happens to the soil. The following can happen: • Evaporation of water at lower temperature • Combustion of soil organic matter • Formation of pyrogenic organic material, such as charcoal The nutrients in the soil can also change whether through oxidation, erosion, volatilization,