Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Effects of Fire on Soil and Water

By U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Forest Service

This state-of-knowledge review about the effects of fire on soils and water can assist land and fire managers with information on the physical, chemical, and biological effects of fire needed to successfully conduct ecosystem management, and effectively inform others about the role and impacts of wildland fire. Chapter topics include the soil resource, soil physical properties and fire, soil chemistry effects, soil biology responses, the hydrologic cycle and water resources, water quality, aquatic biology, fire effects on wetland and riparian systems, fire effects models, and watershed rehabilitation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508890021
• ISBN13: 9781508890027
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"