Effects of fire on riparian systems

Leonard F. DeBano; Dan G. Neary

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Effects of fire on riparian systems

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Leonard F. DeBano, Dan G. Neary

Year:

1996

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Ffolliott, Peter F.; DeBano, Leonard F.; Baker, Malchus B.; Gottfried, Gerald J.; Solis-Garza, Gilberta; Edminster, Carleton B.; Neary, Daniel G.; Allen, Larry S.; Hamre, R. H., tech coordinators. 1996. Effects of fire on Madrean Province Ecosystems: A symposium proceedings; March 11-15, 1996; Tucson, AZ. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-289. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. p. 69-84.

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Abstract

Riparian systems are a small but important resource in the southwestern USA and northern Mexico because of the diverse, dynamic, and complex biophysical habitats they provide. Wildfires have always produced the most significant impacts on riparian hydrology, geomorphology, and biology. Prescribed fires have not been used to any great extent in the Madrean Province for vegetation management in riparian systems. The unique geophysical characteristics of the Madrean Archipelago make it especially responsive to climatic events. Water yield, peakflow, and sediment yields after wildfires can be among the largest in North America, and can have a substantial impact on the watershed and associated riparian systems.

Parent Publication

Effects of fire on Madrean Province Ecosystems: A symposium proceedings; March 11-15, 1996; Tucson, AZ

Keywords

fire, ecosystem management, Madrean Archipelago, Madrean Province, Southwest

Citation

DeBano, Leonard F.; Neary, Daniel G. 1996. Effects of fire on riparian systems. In: Ffolliott, Peter F.; DeBano, Leonard F.; Baker, Malchus B.; Gottfried, Gerald J.; Solis-Garza, Gilberta; Edminster, Carleton B.; Neary, Daniel G.; Allen, Larry S.; Hamre, R. H., tech coordinators. 1996. Effects of fire on Madrean Province Ecosystems: A symposium proceedings; March 11-15, 1996; Tucson, AZ. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-289. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. p. 69-84.