Alaska Project
Woody debris export to large rivers following wildfire
February 2022 - September 2022
Personnel
Participating Agencies
- Alaska EPSCoR
Large woody debris (LWD) in Interior Alaska provides fish habitat and serves as a human fuel source while also posing a danger for river navigation and infrastructure. However, there is limited understanding of the extent to which wildfire may affect recruitment of LWD, especially into larger rivers. Because wildfire risk and frequency are increasing, understanding its impacts on LWD recruitment into rivers is becoming more important as a freshwater management concern. In this study I will quantify the magnitude of LWD export out of smaller streams into large rivers in Interior Alaska and explore how this recruitment is affected by wildfire. The results of this study will underscore how fish habitat and other factors associated with LWD may change as Interior Alaska experiences more wildfire.
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Muehlbauer, J.D. and Gosselin, M.D. 2022. Wildfire effects on large wood in rivers: perspectives from Interior Alaska. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, American Fisheries Society, Spokane, Washington, 21-25 August 2022. | August 2022 |
| Muehlbauer, J.D. 2023. Woody debris export to large rivers following wildfire. Alaska Chapter American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Fairbanks, Alaska, 27-31 March 2023. | March 2023 |
| Muehlbauer, J.D. 2023. Woody debris export to large rivers following wildfire, Alaska EPSCoR All-Hands Meeting, Girdwood, Alaska, 7-8 February 2023. | February 2023 |
| Muehlbauer, J.D. 2022. Wildfire effects on large wood export to rivers: a synthesis. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Consortium of Aquatic Science Societies, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 14-20 May 2022. | May 2022 |
| Muehlbauer, J.D. 2022. Piloting the quantification of large woody debris inputs to large rivers following wildfire. Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Virtual, 28 February-3 March 2022. | February 2022 |