Burn severity and vegetation type control phosphorus concentration, molecular composition, and mobilization

Barnes, Morgan E.; Roebuck Jr., J. Alan; Grieger, Samantha; Aronstein, Paul J.; Garayburu-Caruso, Vanessa A.; Munson, Kathleen; Young, Robert P.; Bladon, Kevin D.; Bailey, John D.; Graham, Emily B.; Renteria, Lupita; O'Day, Peggy A.; Scheibe, Timothy D.; Myers-Pigg, Allison N.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-4491-2025

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Articles | Volume 22, issue 17

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10 Sep 2025

Research article |

| 10 Sep 2025

Burn severity and vegetation type control phosphorus concentration, molecular composition, and mobilization

Morgan E. Barnes, J. Alan Roebuck Jr., Samantha Grieger, Paul J. Aronstein, Vanessa A. Garayburu-Caruso, Kathleen Munson, Robert P. Young, Kevin D. Bladon, John D. Bailey, Emily B. Graham, Lupita Renteria, Peggy A. O'Day, Timothy D. Scheibe, and Allison N. Myers-Pigg

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Organic Matter Concentration and Composition of Experimentally Burned Open Air and Muffle Furnace Vegetation Chars across Differing Burn Severity and Feedstock Types from Pacific Northwest, USA (V3) S. Grieger et al. https://doi.org/10.15485/1894135

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Wildfires impact nutrient cycles on land and in water. We used burning experiments to understand the types of phosphorous (P), an essential nutrient, that might be released to the environment after different types of fires. We found the amount of P moving through the environment post-fire is dependent on the type of vegetation and degree of burning, which may influence when and where this material is processed or stored.