Forest water-use efficiency: Effects of climate change and management on the coupling of carbon and water processes

Z Zhang, L Zhang, H Xu, IF Creed, JA Blanco… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Forests are essential in regulating global carbon and water cycles and are critical in
mitigating climate change. Water-use efficiency, defined by the ratio of plant productivity per …

Wildfire impacts on surface water quality parameters: Cause of data variability and reporting needs

OD Raoelison, R Valenca, A Lee, S Karim… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Surface runoff mobilizes the burned residues and ashes produced during wildfires and
deposits them in surface waters, thereby deteriorating water quality. A lack of a consistent …

A conceptual framework to assess post‐wildfire water quality: State of the science and knowledge gaps

SM Elliott, MI Hornberger… - Water Resources …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfire substantially alters aquatic ecosystems by inducing moderate to catastrophic
physical and chemical changes. However, the relations of environmental and watershed …

The impacts of disturbances on mountain ecosystem services: Insights from BEAST and Bayesian network

R Lyu, J Pang, J Zhang, J Zhang - Applied Geography, 2024 - Elsevier
Disturbances, such as wildfire, insect outbreak, wind throw and building construction, can
significantly alter ecological processes and impact the supply of mountain ecosystem …

A review of wildfire impacts on stream temperature and turbidity across scales

J Chen, H Chang - Progress in Physical Geography: Earth …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Wildfire has increased in severity and frequency with climate change and human activities in
recent years, threatening water-related ecosystem services. Forested watersheds are at risk …

The influence of burn severity on dissolved organic carbon concentrations across a stream network differs based on seasonal wetness conditions

KA Wampler, KD Bladon, AN Myers-Pigg - Biogeosciences, 2024 - bg.copernicus.org
Large, high-severity wildfires in many regions across the globe have increased concerns
about their impacts on carbon cycling in watersheds. Altered sources of carbon and changes …

Wildfires influence mercury transport, methylation, and bioaccumulation in headwater streams of the Pacific Northwest

AK Baldwin, JJ Willacker, BL Johnson… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The increasing frequency and severity of wildfires are among the most visible impacts of
climate change. However, the effects of wildfires on mercury (Hg) transformations and …

[HTML][HTML] Wildfire impacts on the persistent suspended sediment dynamics of the Ventura River, California

N Jumps, AB Gray, JJ Guilinger, WC Cowger - Journal of Hydrology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Region Ventura River watershed, California, USA Focus After wildfire, small
mountainous watersheds can produce dramatic increases in fluvial sediment transport, but …

[HTML][HTML] Soil chemical properties and trace elements after wildfire in mediterranean Croatia: Effect of severity, vegetation type and time-since-fire

I Hrelja, I Šestak, D Delač, P Pereira, I Bogunović - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Natural landscapes in the Mediterranean ecosystem have experienced extensive changes
over the last two centuries due to wildfire activity. Resulting interactions between climatic …

Dynamic water‐quality responses to wildfire in Colorado

DW Clow, GA Akie, SF Murphy… - Hydrological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In 2020, Colorado experienced the most severe wildfire season in recorded history, with
wildfires burning 625 357 acres across the state. Two of the largest fires burned parts of …