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40 Years of Wildfires Alter a Sierra Nevada Watershed

2020 Synthesis

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This synthesis summarizes the findings from four different research articles which explore different aspects of how the fire history of the Illilouette Creek Basin in Yosemite National Park has affected its water resources.

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This synthesis was written by Gabrielle Boisrame and Stacey Frederick and produced by the CFSC.

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For more information, contact gboisrame@berkeley.edu 

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Boisramé, Gabrielle, Sally Thompson, Christina (Naomi) Tague, and Scott Stephens. 2019. Restoring a Natural Fire Regime Alters the Water Balance of a Sierra Nevada Catchment. Water Resources Research. doi:10.1029/2018WR024098  


Boisramé, Gabrielle, Sally Thompson, and Scott Stephens. 2018. Hydrologic responses to restored wildfire regimes revealed by soil moisture vegetation relationships. Advances in Water Resources 112: 1242-146. doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.12.009


Boisramé, Gabrielle, Sally Thompson, Maggi Kelly, Julia Cavalli, Kate Wilkin, and Scott Stephens. 2017. Vegetation Change During 40 Years of Repeated Managed Wildfires in the Sierra Nevada, California. Forest Ecology and Management 402:241-252. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2017.07.034  


Boisramé, Gabrielle, Sally Thompson, Brandon Collins, and Scott Stephens. 2017. Managed wildfire effects on forest resilience and water in the Sierra Nevada. Ecosystems 20:717-732. doi:10.1007/s10021-016-0048-1