Studying The Effects of Forest Fire on Consistency Limits of Sandy Soils: A Case Study, Kozağaç, Muğla

The changes in physical, chemical, and mineralogical properties of topsoil after forest fires their relevancy with erosion risk have been so far studied for different geographical regions ecosystems. It is well known that the increases due to loss shear strength hydraulic fire. consistency limits are strongly related soil. Nevertheless, a few studies evaluated naturally burned soils. In addition, determination sandy soils can be very challenging owing low plasticity. temperatures produced by fire occurred on left flank an irrigation dam Muğla, Kozağaç village affected topsoil. Hence, grain size distribution, soil organic content (SOM), Atterberg 24 specimens collected from unburned locations were studied. was found distribution did not significantly change whereas clay increased, SOM decreased. methodology followed this study results served as base future effects