Post-fire Effects on Environment
A special issue of Fire (ISSN 2571-6255).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2024) | Viewed by 15438
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Massive fires, specifically wildfires, are considered amongst the distressing ecological catastrophe that occurs around the globe because of their fierce nature, extensive property and forest damage caused, debris deposition, the threat to human and animal lives, and massive economic loss caused, including the significant impacts on the climate and various compartments of the environment. This is considered a key ecosystem modifier affecting the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the forest soil and the surface water quantity and quality. Compared to low-intensity fires, high-intensity wildfires with complete combustion of organic matter generate severe, negative impacts on the environment in tropical, temperate, and boreal areas. Fires affects the pH, organic matter content, nutrient availability, cation exchange capacity, texture, bulk density, aggregate stability, water repellency, and the microbial community in the soil and alters the hydrological balance. Even though the quality is reduced in many areas depending on the intensity and duration of the fire, the quantity of post-fire streamflow is significantly enhanced. The fires also affect the snow packs, sediment load, and metal content in the surface water systems, apart from air pollution and ozone production. The impacts of fire smoke on wildlife such as carbon monoxide poisoning, respiratory distress, and cardiovascular disease have already been identified. In general, we can say fires significantly influence the environment. Ongoing climate change, caused by current global warming, coupled with anthropogenic activities, create higher temperatures and prolonged droughts that exacerbate the incidence and severity of fires in the fire regimes, significantly affecting the environment. This highlights the significance of investigating the impacts of fire on all the compartments of the environment.
We are pleased to invite you to submit a paper for the Journal of Fire for a special issue entitled “Post-fire Effects on Environment”. Both Research and Review papers are welcome for possible publication in this issue. This special issue is being edited by: Dr. Joji Abraham, Federation University/Tronox Mining Australia. The topics of interest for this issue include:
- Impacts of fire on the soil
- Impacts of fire on the surface water system (streams, lakes, and rivers)
- Impacts of fire on the potable water quality
- Impacts of fire on estuaries and coastal areas, and
- Impacts of fire on the air quality
I look forward to receiving your contribution.
Dr. Joji AbrahamGuest Editor
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Keywords
- air quality
- climate change
- controlled fire
- ecosystem
- forest ecology
- forest fire
- global warming
- prescribed burn
- soil properties
- water quality
- wildfire
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