Debris methods
                            To study the effect of woody       
                  debris, we will establish transects   
         across and under logs that were burned with different intensities, including those not burned.  We will evaluate changes in soil
         properties, indicators of intensity, fuel
                        consumption, and look for
              accumulation of eroded soil upslope. 
            All measures will be evaluated on both 
   a per-log and per-unit-area basis to determine significance to long-term productivity of forested stands. We will also look at the potential effects of standing dead trees killed by the fire on long-term wood recruitment as well as fuel load. 
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