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Type: Report
Publication Date: 2017
Large, high-severity wildfires alter the ecological processes that determine how watersheds retain and release nutrients and affect stream water quality. These changes usually abate a few years after a fire but recent studies indicate they may persist longer than previously expected. Wildfires are a natural disturbance agent, but due to the increased frequency and extent of high-severity wildfires predicted for western North America, it is important to better understand their consequences on surface water.
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Citation: Rhoades, Charles C.; Covino, Tim; Chow, Alex T.; McCormick, Frank H. 2017. Stream water quality concerns linger long after the smoke clears - learning from front range wildfires. Colorado Water. Pages 22-26.
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- Colorado Front Range
- Hayman Fire
- High Park Fire
- long-term impacts
- streams
- water quality
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FRAMES Record Number: 23483