Introduction to the special issue on fire impacts on hydrological processes
Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics
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Abstract
Fire has been present on the Earth since vegetation began colonizing the continents (Santos et al., 2017). The role of fire on terrestrial sedimentation processes was already highlighted by Schumm (1968) in his pioneering research to understand the detachment, transport, and sedimentation of material on the Planet. The use of fire by humans as a tool that transformed the landscapes of the world has been widely accepted (Wang et al., 1999). Glacial-interglacial changes can affect vegetation with resulting implications for global fire regimes and trace gas emissions (Thonicke et al., 2005). Wildfire effects on vegetation can, in turn, alter soil erosion rates (Lenton, 2001), which is mainly due to the control plants exert on soil erosion processes (López-Vicente et al., 2021).
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Cerdà, A., Ebel, B., Serpa, D., and Lichner, L., 2022, Introduction to the special issue on fire impacts on hydrological processes: Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, v. 70, no. 4, p. 385-387, https://doi.org/10.2478/johh-2022-0036.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Introduction to the special issue on fire impacts on hydrological processes |
| Series title | Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics |
| DOI | 10.2478/johh-2022-0036 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication Date | November 16, 2022 |
| Year Published | 2022 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sciendo |
| Contributing office(s) | WMA - Earth System Processes Division |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 385 |
| Last page | 387 |