Wildfire creates conditions that are favorable for water runoff and sediment transport. For example, infiltration is often reduced after wildfire due to enhanced water repellant conditions (DeBano, 2000;DeBano et al., 1979), hyper-dry conditions (Moody & Ebel, 2012), and/or surface soil sealing (Larsen et al., 2009). In addition, more rainfall can reach the forest floor when the canopy burns because of a loss of interception (Valente et al., 1997). Water runoff is increased by a lack of ground cover (e.g., vegetation, litter, and duff), resulting in reduced water storage (
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