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Annotated Bibliography of Fire Literature

Relative to Northern Grasslands in South-Central Canada and North-Central United States

10. Archibold, O.W., and M.R. Wilson. 1980. Natural vegetation of Saskatchewan prior to agricultural settlement. Can J Bot 58:2031-2042.

A reconstruction of preagricultural vegetation in southern Saskatchewan based on 2500 township plats from the 1880s. Mean grass cover was 65% and evidence of recent burning was uncommon. Results indicate southward expansion of aspen parkland. Includes a good review of literature on aspen invasion.

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