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Effect of organic amendment on soil fertility and plant nutrients in a post-fire Mediterranean ecosystem

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Backgrounds and aims

In Mediterranean frequently burnt areas, the decrease of soil fertility leads to regressive vegetation dynamics. Organic amendments could help to accelerate post-fire ecosystem resilience, by improving soil properties and plant nutrition. This study was conducted to assess the potential of a composted biosolid to restore an early post-fire shrubland.

Methods

About 50 Mg.ha−1 of fresh co-composted sewage sludge and green wastes were surface applied 7 months after fire on a silty-clayey soil. We monitored over a 2-year period organic matter and nutrient transfers to soil, nutrient responses of dominant plant species, and ecosystem contamination by potentially toxic trace elements.

Results

Over the experimental survey, compost rapidly and durably improved soil P2O5, MgO and K2O content, and temporarily increased N-(NO3 − + NO2 −) content. Plant nutrition was improved more or less durably depending species. The most positive compost effect was on plant and soil phosphorus content. Plant nutrient storage was not improved 2 years after amendment, suggesting luxury consumption. No contamination by trace elements was detected in soil and plant.

Conclusions

The use of compost after fire could help for rapidly restoring soil fertility and improving plant nutrition. The increase of soil nutrient pools after amendment emphazised the diversity of plant nutritional traits. Eutrophication risk could occur from high compost and soil P2O5 content.

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Abbreviations

PCA:

Principal components analysis

CEC:

Cationic exchange capacity

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This research was support by the Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (France) and Biotechna. The compost was provided by Biotechna (Ensuès, Bouches-du-Rhône, southeastern France). A Bousquet-Melou, S Dupouyet, S Greff, C Lecareux, N Montès are gratefully acknowledged for field and laboratory assistance. We also thank F Torre for his help in statistical treatments. We thank M Guiresse for reviewing the manuscript.

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Cellier, A., Gauquelin, T., Baldy, V. et al. Effect of organic amendment on soil fertility and plant nutrients in a post-fire Mediterranean ecosystem. Plant Soil 376, 211–228 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-013-1969-5

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