Fire in North American Wetland Ecosystems and Fire-Wildlife Relations: An Annotated Bibliography

6. Anderson, H. W. 1974.  Fire effects on water supply, floods and sedimentation.  
        Proc. Annu. Tall Timbers Fire Ecol. Conf 14:249-260.

The effects of fier on water in the forest are variable. Light burning has little impact; major wildfires, however, have substantial impact on storms, erosion, sedimentation, and quantity of streamflow. The duration of effects is strongly affected by the rate of revegetation. Examples are provided of effects of various fire intensities. The major conclusion is that fire protection in recent years has reduced the hydrologic importance of fire. [K-L-S]

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