Figure 2. Mean responses of stream-chemistry (ln[response ratio]) as a function of time since fire. Error Bars represent standard error. Asterisk indicates a significant difference from the “Year of Fire”. The numbers listed on the figure represent the “n-values” included within each time-since-fire bin. The colors correspond to the respective analyte. The red line indicates an effect size of 0. Points above the red line indicate higher concentrations in the burned watershed (i.e. positive effect), whereas points below the red line indicate lower concentrations in the burned watershed (i.e. negative effect). Data analysis was based on 18 publications.