Supplementary file 1_Wildfire and timber harvesting drive long-term modifications in soil properties of Southern Patagonian Nothofagus forests.pdf

Besides, impact type (harvesting with or without wildfire) generates negative synergies in soil properties after-60-years-impacts, e.g., harvesting followed by wildfire increases the magnitude of the changes. In this study it was possible to detect positive and negative recovery characteristics that mainly depend on the forest type, e.g., N. pumilio is more vulnerable and less resilient than N. antarctica.</p>Conclusion<p>Natural landscapes presented different soil properties from closed N. pumilio to open N. antarctica forests and grasslands.

Human impacts (e.g., harvesting with or without wildfire) significantly varied soil characteristics according to type and magnitude of these impacts. Harvesting followed by wildfire generates negative synergies, being more severe in N. pumilio forests than in N. antarctica (mixed or pure forests). Index analysis based on forest structure and soil characteristics allows us to characterize recovery related to these human impacts and allows us to design more efficient long-term monitoring to implement better adaptive management proposals.</p>