Effects of forest fires on watershed ecosystems - Summary of the state of research and essential references

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Organisation Name: Water Resources Division of the Government of Northwest Territories

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E-Mail Address: Deb_mcintyremoffat@gov.nt.ca

Metadata Date: 2024-05-07

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Abstract: This document offers a list of key references on various topics of concern listed by the Government of the Northwest Territories. The first section provides multiple important references that are often general in scope (i.e., they cover multiple post-fire aspects of watershed ecology) and global or regional in scale. Section 1 provides an overview of fire effects on vegetation, sections 2 to 5 focus on providing context and references regarding abiotic changes to watershed ecosystems post-fire, whereas section 6 focuses on biotic changes (i.e., the food web). Finally, section 7 focuses on risks to water supply—drinking water in particular—when source catchments are impacted by wildfires. While treated separately, the elements discussed in different sections will combine together in the post-fire environment to create water security concerns.

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Title: Effects of forest fires on watershed ecosystems - Summary of the state of research and essential references

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Date: 2024-04-01

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Topic Category: Environment and Conservation

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Keyword: watershed

Keyword: ecology

Keyword: fire

Keyword: effects

Keyword: vegetation

Keyword: abiotic

Keyword: watershed

Keyword: ecosystems

Keyword: post-fire

Keyword: biotic

Keyword: water

Keyword: drinking

Keyword: water

Keyword: wildfires

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