Wildfire induces changes in receiving waters: A review with considerations for water quality management
Wildfires have increased in frequency in many ecosystems, with implications for human
health and the environment, including water quality. Increased fire frequency and …
health and the environment, including water quality. Increased fire frequency and …
Resilience of terrestrial and aquatic fauna to historical and future wildfire regimes in western North America
Wildfires in many western North American forests are becoming more frequent, larger, and
severe, with changed seasonal patterns. In response, coniferous forest ecosystems will …
severe, with changed seasonal patterns. In response, coniferous forest ecosystems will …
Effects of climate change and wildfire on stream temperatures and salmonid thermal habitat in a mountain river network
Mountain streams provide important habitats for many species, but their faunas are
especially vulnerable to climate change because of ectothermic physiologies and …
especially vulnerable to climate change because of ectothermic physiologies and …
Both topography and climate affected forest and woodland burn severity in two regions of the western US, 1984 to 2006
Fire is a keystone process in many ecosystems of western North America. Severe fires kill
and consume large amounts of above‐and belowground biomass and affect soils, resulting …
and consume large amounts of above‐and belowground biomass and affect soils, resulting …
Slow climate velocities of mountain streams portend their role as refugia for cold-water biodiversity
The imminent demise of montane species is a recurrent theme in the climate change
literature, particularly for aquatic species that are constrained to networks and elevational …
literature, particularly for aquatic species that are constrained to networks and elevational …
Fragmentation and dewatering transform Great Plains stream fish communities
Biodiversity in stream networks is threatened globally by interactions between habitat
fragmentation and altered hydrologic regimes. In the Great Plains of North America, stream …
fragmentation and altered hydrologic regimes. In the Great Plains of North America, stream …
Metacommunity theory as a multispecies, multiscale framework for studying the influence of river network structure on riverine communities and ecosystems
Explaining the mechanisms underlying patterns of species diversity and composition in
riverine networks is challenging. Historically, community ecologists have conceived of …
riverine networks is challenging. Historically, community ecologists have conceived of …
The role of climate and vegetation change in sha** past and future fire regimes in the northwestern US and the implications for ecosystem management
C Whitlock, SL Shafer, J Marlon - Forest ecology and management, 2003 - Elsevier
Fire is an important part of the disturbance regimes of northwestern US forests and its role in
maintaining and altering forest vegetation is evident in the paleoecological record of the …
maintaining and altering forest vegetation is evident in the paleoecological record of the …
Alien invasions in aquatic ecosystems: toward an understanding of brook trout invasions and potential impacts on inland cutthroat trout in western North America
Experience from case studies of biologicalinvasions in aquatic ecosystems has motivated
aset of proposed empirical “rules” forunderstanding patterns of invasion and impactson …
aset of proposed empirical “rules” forunderstanding patterns of invasion and impactson …
The influence of wildfire extent and severity on streamwater chemistry, sediment and temperature following the Hayman Fire, ColoradoA
CC Rhoades, D Entwistle, D Butler - International Journal of …, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
The 2002 Hayman Fire was the largest fire in recent Colorado history (558 km2). The extent
of high severity combustion and possible effects on Denver's water supply focussed public …
of high severity combustion and possible effects on Denver's water supply focussed public …