role of plant community development in wind erosion mitigation post-wildfire

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Using measurements of aeolian sediment flux and plant community development from seven sites following wildfire, we identified ordinal plant communities to develop a quantitative index of site stability post-wildfire. Using these plant communities, we modeled how management focusing on reducing a single plant functional group (e.g., fuel treatments) may impact wind erosion as plant communities redeveloped after wildfire. We found the outcome of management focused on a single functional group has different impacts on wind erosion based on its surrounding plant community and time since wildfire.