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Thirteen years after a severe wildfire in a cold-temperate coniferous forest, soil pyrogenic nitrogen is primarily concentrated in the topsoil and valley positions within silt and coarse sand fractions, with its distribution strongly driven by slope position, soil bulk density, and silt content. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate the distribution, soil depth profile, and particle size allocation of pyrogenic nitrogen across different slope positions 13 years after a severe wildfire in a cold-temperate coniferous forest.

September 2, 2026Eurasian Soil Science

Distribution of Pyrogenic Nitrogen in Soils of Severely Burned Areas in Cold Temperate Coniferous Forest from the Greater Xing’an Mountains, China

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ZMZhihui Mao LSLina Shi YPYuanchun Peng

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Observational study reveals landscape patterns of pyrogenic nitrogen in burned coniferous forests, highlighting long-term redistribution toward valley soils and topsoil layers.

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To evaluate the distribution, soil depth profile, and particle size allocation of pyrogenic nitrogen across different slope positions 13 years after a severe wildfire in a cold-temperate coniferous forest.
Sampled soil across four slope positions (upper slope, middle slope, lower slope, and valley) in a cold-temperate forest severely burned in 2010.
Collected core samples across three depth intervals (0–10, 10–20, and 20–30 cm) and separated them into four particle size fractions to measure pyrogenic nitrogen content and density.
Thirteen years post-fire, soil pyrogenic nitrogen content ranged from 0.20 to 0.32 g kg⁻¹ and density ranged from 0.18 to 0.47 t ha⁻¹.
Pyrogenic nitrogen was markedly depleted in upper-slope soils, representing only 6.70% of content and 1.25% of density relative to valley soils.
The 0–10 cm soil layer had a pyrogenic nitrogen density 1.48 to 3.89 times higher than deeper layers, with 83% to 91% of total pyrogenic nitrogen concentrated in silt and coarse sand fractions.

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Mao et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e275c562ede874ec6937 https://doi.org/10.1134/s1064229326600879

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Observational study reveals landscape patterns of pyrogenic nitrogen in burned coniferous forests, highlighting long-term redistribution toward valley soils and topsoil layers.

Distribution of Pyrogenic Nitrogen in Soils of Severely Burned Areas in Cold Temperate Coniferous Forest from the Greater Xing’an Mountains, China

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