Post-wildfire soil erosion in the Mediterranean: Review and future research directions

RA Shakesby - Earth-Science Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Wildfires increased dramatically in frequency and extent in the European Mediterranean
region from the 1960s, aided by a general warming and drying trend, but driven primarily by …

Wildfire as a hydrological and geomorphological agent

RA Shakesby, SH Doerr - Earth-Science Reviews, 2006 - Elsevier
Wildfire can lead to considerable hydrological and geomorphological change, both directly
by weathering bedrock surfaces and changing soil structure and properties, and indirectly …

Causes of post‐fire runoff and erosion: Water repellency, cover, or soil sealing?

IJ Larsen, LH MacDonald, E Brown… - Soil Science Society …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Few studies have attempted to isolate the various factors that may cause the observed
increases in peak flows and erosion after high‐severity wildfires. This study evaluated the …

[图书][B] Evaluating the effectiveness of postfire rehabilitation treatments

PR Robichaud - 2000 - books.google.com
Spending on postfire emergency watershed rehabilitation has increased during the past
decade. A west-wide evaluation of USDA Forest Service burned area emergency …

Soil erosion risk scenarios in the Mediterranean environment using RUSLE and GIS: an application model for Calabria (southern Italy)

O Terranova, L Antronico, R Coscarelli, P Iaquinta - Geomorphology, 2009 - Elsevier
Soil erosion by water (WSE) has become a relevant issue at the Mediterranean level. In
particular, natural conditions and human impact have made the Calabria (southern Italy) …

Postfire erosional processes in the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain regions

SM Wondzell, JG King - Forest Ecology and management, 2003 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to provide a general overview of the influence of wildland fires
on the erosional processes common to the forested landscapes of the western United …

Effects of differing wildfire severities on soil wettability and implications for hydrological response

SH Doerr, RA Shakesby, WH Blake, CJ Chafer… - Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Fire-induced or enhanced soil water repellency is often viewed as a key cause of the
substantial increases in runoff and erosion following severe wildfires. In this study, the …

Measurement and prediction of post-fire erosion at the hillslope scale, Colorado Front Range

J de Dios Benavides-Solorio… - International Journal of …, 2005 - CSIRO Publishing
Post-fire soil erosion is of considerable concern because of the potential decline in site
productivity and adverse effects on downstream resources. For the Colorado Front Range …

GEOMORPHOLOGY OF STEEPLAND HEADWATERS: THE TRANSITION FROM HILLSLOPES TO CHANNELS1

L Benda, MA Hassan, M Church… - JAWRA Journal of the …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Headwater streams comprise 60 to 80 percent of the cumulative length of river networks. In
hilly to mountainous terrain, they reflect a mix of hillslope and channel processes because of …