The influence of wildfire on soil properties and hydrological response at Devil's Peak, Cape Town, South Africa

Soil erosion and land degradation in regions of Mediterranean climate

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Description :
On 10 March 1993 a wildfire burnt mountain slopes near Cape Town, South Africa. In order to study the effects of this fire on soil properties 2 formerly identical sites, one burnt and one non-burnt, were selected for comparison. The research at these sites focused on infiltration patterns and water repellency. Pronounced differences in hydrological behaviour were observed due to the development of a water repellent layer in the burnt plot. Accelerated erosion could be observed where water repellency was present.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
Meeting international UGI: Soil erosion and degradation as a result of land use practices, Cape Town, Afrique du Sud, 1994-01, Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie. Supplementband, issn : 0044-2798, 1996, n°. 107, p. 1-10, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 17 ref.

Date :
1996

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Berlin ; Stuttgart, Borntraeger