title: Fire as a soil-forming factor.
abstract: In the span of a human generation, fire can, in theory, impact all the land covered by vegetation. Its occurrence has many important direct and indirect effects on soil, some of which are long-lasting or even permanent. As a consequence, fire must be considered a soil-forming factor, on par with the others traditionally recognized, namely: parent material, topography, time, climate, living beings not endowed with the power of reason, and humans.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Agroalimentari e dell'Ambiente (DISPAA), Università degli Studi di Firenze, Piazzale delle Cascine 28, 50144, Florence, Italy, certini@unifi.it.
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Certini
mesh_terms: D005390:Fires; D006801:Humans; D012987:Soil
chemical_list: D012987:Soil