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Influence of Spring Burns on the Properties of Humus Horizon of Chernozem in the Southeast of Western Siberia

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Influence of spring grass fires on the properties of the upper humus horizon of migrational–mycellary chernozem (Haplic Chernozem) has been studied by the example of soils at the Basic Experimental Complex, Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (Tomsk). A total of 56 samples (5–14 replicates) were collected at the plots burned two months ago, 1, 2, 3, and 11 years ago. A considerably high stability of the controlled soil properties (cation–anion composition of water extract, content of grain-size fractions and mobile compounds of a wide range of elements, total C and N, organic carbon, pH value, basicity of \({\text{HCO}}_{3}^{ - }\)) under pyrogenic impact of spring grass fires has been found. The content of mobile Ca, Mg and Sr, as well as water-soluble Mg2+ and basicity of \({\text{HCO}}_{3}^{ - }\) appear to be informative parameters reflecting a significant pyrogenic impact over the past 11 years. Their content is higher in the soils at recently (0–3 years ago) burnt plots as compared to old-burnt (11 years ago) and unburnt plots. Among the studied parameters, the pH value, the content of mobile Ba and Sr, and the content of grain-size fractions 1–5, 5–10, and 10–50 µm show a low variation coefficient (mainly <20% in all studied subsets of samples); whereas the content of water-soluble ammonium and mobile Li and Zn manifest a high variation coefficient (>70%).

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  1. Aboveground phytomass was collected from the plots of 50 × 50 cm by cutting shoots at the root with scissors, brought to a constant weight at 40°C and weighed, after which they were converted to a square of 1 m2.

  2. The unburned stubble remaining on the soil surface was removed.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Field studies were carried out at the BEC territory of the IAO SB RAS using the equipment of the Center for Collective Use “Atmosphere” with partial financial support from the Russian Ministry of Education and Science (agreement no. 075-15-2021-661). The authors are grateful to V.V. Reino (IOA SB RAS) for assistance in work organization and A.P. Ginzburg (Lomonosov Moscow State University) for sampling and morphological description of soils. Chemical analyses were conducted at the Ecological and Geochemical Center, Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University (physicochemical properties and sample preparation, by A.P. Ginzburg and P.R. Enchilik; chromatography, by L.V. Dobrydneva), Institute of Microelectronic Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences (element composition of soil extract, by the group of V.K. Karandashev) and at the “Chromatography” Center for Shared Use (registration number 3297) on the basis of the Ecoanalytical laboratory of the Institute of Biology, Komi Science Center, the Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (Ctot and Ntot, by E.A. Tumanova). Water-soluble organic matter was studied in the Smart Urban Nature laboratory at RUDN University (V.I. Vasenev’s group). For selecting the objects of study, the data were provided by the “Geoportal” Center for Shared Use (Lomonosov Moscow State University).

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  1. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    I. N. Semenkov, S. A. Lednev & T. V. Koroleva

  2. Kharkevich Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127051, Moscow, Russia

    G. V. Klink

  3. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 634055, Tomsk, Russia

    D. P. Kasymov & M. V. Agafontsev

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Semenkov, I.N., Lednev, S.A., Klink, G.V. et al. Influence of Spring Burns on the Properties of Humus Horizon of Chernozem in the Southeast of Western Siberia. Eurasian Soil Sc. 57, 493–501 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229323603062

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