Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Annotated Bibliography of Fire Literature

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


33. Bragg, T.B. 1982. Seasonal variations in fuel and fuel consumption by fires in a bluestem prairie. Ecology 63:7-11.

Small (1 sq m) plots in an ungrazed, tallgrass prairie in Nebraska were burned at 3-week intervals to assess the probability and effects of a grassland fire occurring throughout the growing season. Results are discussed relative to presettlement lightning fires.


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