Current research issues related to post-wildfire runoff and erosion processes

JA Moody, RA Shakesby, PR Robichaud… - Earth-science …, 2013 - Elsevier
Research into post-wildfire effects began in the United States more than 70years ago and
only later extended to other parts of the world. Post-wildfire responses are typically transient …

Regional patterns of postwildfire streamflow response in the Western United States: The importance of scale‐specific connectivity

DW Hallema, G Sun, KD Bladon… - Hydrological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfires can impact streamflow by modifying net precipitation, infiltration,
evapotranspiration, snowmelt, and hillslope run‐off pathways. Regional differences in fire …

Short-term changes in infiltration between straw mulched and non-mulched soils after wildfire in Mediterranean forest ecosystems

ME Lucas-Borja, DA Zema, BG Carrà, A Cerdà… - Ecological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Water infiltration is a basic parameter to understand the hydrological response of semi-arid
or arid soils–where runoff generation is dominated by infiltration-excess–subjected to …

Infiltration and interrill erosion rates after a wildfire in western Montana, USA

PR Robichaud, JW Wagenbrenner, FB Pierson… - Catena, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The 2000 Valley Complex wildfire burned in steep montane forests with ash cap
soils in western Montana, USA. The effects of high soil burn severity on forest soil hydrologic …

The ecology, history, ecohydrology, and management of pinyon and juniper woodlands in the Great Basin and Northern Colorado Plateau of the western United …

RF Miller, JC Chambers, L Evers… - Gen. Tech. Rep …, 2019 - research.fs.usda.gov
This synthesis reviews current knowledge of pinyon and juniper ecosystems, in both
persistent and newly expanded woodlands, for managers, researchers, and the interested …

Soil erosion in East Africa: an interdisciplinary approach to realising pastoral land management change

WH Blake, A Rabinovich, M Wynants… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Implementation of socially acceptable and environmentally desirable solutions to soil
erosion challenges is often limited by (1) fundamental gaps between the evidence bases of …

Influence of forest stand age on soil water repellency and hydraulic conductivity in the Mediterranean environment

DA Zema, PA Plaza-Alvarez, X Xu, BG Carra… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The hydrological response of forest soil in the Mediterranean environment is characterised
by high runoff and erosion rates, mainly due to low infiltration and high repellency of soils …

Linking hydraulic properties of fire-affected soils to infiltration and water repellency

JA Moody, DA Kinner, X Úbeda - Journal of Hydrology, 2009 - Elsevier
Heat from wildfires can produce a two-layer system composed of extremely dry soil covered
by a layer of ash, which when subjected to rainfall, may produce extreme floods. To …

Effects of soil and vegetation development on surface hydrological properties of moraines in the Swiss Alps

F Maier, I van Meerveld, K Greinwald, T Gebauer… - Catena, 2020 - Elsevier
The near-surface saturated hydraulic conductivity (K sat) is an important hydrological
characteristic because it determines surface infiltration rates and the vertical and lateral …

Evaluating post‐wildfire logging‐slash cover treatment to reduce hillslope erosion after salvage logging using ground measurements and remote sensing

PR Robichaud, SA Lewis, RE Brown… - Hydrological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Continuing long and extensive wildfire seasons in the Western US emphasize the need for
better understanding of wildfire impacts including post‐fire management scenarios …