Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Effects of Fire on Soil and Water (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781508890027)

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.

Author: United States Department of Agriculture
ISBN-10: 1508890021
ISBN-13: 9781508890027
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/26/2015
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.55d