Relationships between wildland fires and watershed hydrology across the contiguous U.S

Dennis W. Hallema; Ge Sun; Peter V. Caldwell; Steve Norman; Erika C. Cohen; Yongqiang Liu; Steve McNulty

Relationships between wildland fires and watershed hydrology across the contiguous U.S

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Authors:	Dennis W. Hallema, Ge Sun, Peter V. Caldwell, Steve Norman, Erika C. Cohen, Yongqiang Liu, Steve McNulty
Year:	2016
Type:	General Technical Report
Station:	Southern Research Station
Source:	In: Stringer, Christina E.; Krauss, Ken W.; Latimer, James S., eds. 2016. Headwaters to estuaries: advances in watershed science and management -Proceedings of the Fifth Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds. March 2-5, 2015, North Charleston, South Carolina. e-General Technical Report SRS-211. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 302 p.

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Abstract

Wildland fires contribute to the natural succession in forested watersheds by stimulating growth and biodiversity. Notwithstanding, these fires present an increasing hazard at the wildland-urban interface, and cover large areas as a result of the high fire severity associated with forest densification.

Parent Publication

Headwaters to estuaries: advances in watershed science and management - Proceedings of the Fifth Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds

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Hallema, Dennis W.; Sun, Ge; Caldwell, Peter V.; Norman, Steven P.; Cohen, Erika C.; Liu, Yongqiang; McNulty, Steven G. 2016. Relationships between wildland fires and watershed hydrology across the contiguous U.S. Abstract In: Stringer, Christina E.; Krauss, Ken W.; Latimer, James S., eds. 2016. In: Stringer, Christina E.; Krauss, Ken W.; Latimer, James S., eds. 2016. Headwaters to estuaries: advances in watershed science and management -Proceedings of the Fifth Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds. March 2-5, 2015, North Charleston, South Carolina. e-General Technical Report SRS-211. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 1 p.