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In Sect. 5.1.2, we discussed root fortification for slopes. Under natural circumstances, wildfires can cause perturbations on ecosystems and also have landslide consequences. Actually, fires are important in driving land cover change (Fig. 9.1). Decades are needed for damaged forest stands to recover fully and even longer time periods are required for the restoration of soil nutrients.
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Ren, D. (2015). Modeling Debris Flows in the Aftermath of the 2007 Southern California Wildfires. In: Storm-triggered Landslides in Warmer Climates. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08518-0_9
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