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Water quality, substratum and biotic responses of five central Idaho (USA) streams during the first year following the Mortar Creek fire

The Mortar Creek Fire burned 26 000 ha of mixed-conifer Rocky Mountain forest in July-August 1979. Changes in burn stream conditions were examined relative to reference streams for various ecological factors on two to six occasions, from October 1979 to August 1980. Factors…
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Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aquatic, Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fuels, Intelligence
Region(s): Great Basin, Northern Rockies
Keywords: Abies lasiocarpa, algae, Betula occidentalis, C - carbon, charcoal, coniferous forests, disturbance, drainage, fire case histories, hydrology, Idaho, invertebrates, leaves, litter, nutrients, organic matter, particulates, Pinus albicaulis, Pinus ponderosa, Populus, Populus tremuloides, K - potassium, precipitation, Pseudotsuga menziesii, runoff, Salix, sampling, seasonal activities, sedimentation, statistical analysis, storms, streams, water, water quality, watershed management, watersheds, wilderness areas, wildfires