Effect of wildfires on the ecosystem: integrative review

Authors

  • António Fidalgo ISO-SEC – Scientific Press Corporation Limited, Londres
  • Ana Sá Fernandes ISO-SEC – Scientific Press Corporation Limited, Londres

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_30-2_1

Keywords:

Environment, wildfires/forest fires, burned soils

Abstract

The increasing recurrence and severity of fires represents an enormous challenge for the natural regeneration of ecosystems. The impact that fires have is now considered a worldwide problem. Whether the consequences have direct or indirect effects, their impact on daily life, the community, the economy, the environment, and human beings is certain. Over time, a number of studies have been developed on the subject. The severity of a fire causes changes in different aspects of the ecosystem, of which the changes to the landscape, the biochemical properties, the physical-chemical and nutrient properties of the soil are significant. In this study we aimed to carry out a literature review to understand the main effects of forest fires on the ecosystem.

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2023-10-25

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