Wildfires are one of the most widespread factors responsible for forests deforestation and soil degradation around the world by destroying the vegetation cover and increasing soil losses by erosion (Chandler et al., 1983). The frequency and extent of wildfires increased dramatically in the European Mediterranean region from the 1960s, aided by a general warming and drying trend, but driven primarily by socio-economic changes, including rural depopulation, land abandonment and afforestation with flammable species (Shakesby, 2011). Most soil physical, chemical and biochemical properties are more or less affected by fires leading to a reduction in soil quality