The burning red (after prescribed fire)
by Antonio Jordán, University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain
The image shows the upper layers of a sandy soil profile below banksia woodland in Kings Park Botanic Gardens, Perth (WA, Australia), after a prescribed fire. The dark layer corresponds to a cluster of burned banksia roots. Prolonged smoldering below the soil surface contributed to produce a reddish layer of iron oxides.
Taken on 7
December
2015
Submitted on 9 Dec 2015
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- Oceania (220)
- Australia and New Zealand (207)
- Australia (88)
- Exact location (115.8240 E, -31.9694 S)
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soil profile, forest fire, sand, fire, wildfire
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Credit: Antonio Jordán (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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