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Annotated Bibliography of Fire Literature

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

40. Coupland R.T. 1973. Producers: I. Dynamics of above-ground standing crop. Matador Proj, Can Int Biol Program Tech Rep 27. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 159 pp.

Species composition and biomass of green shoots, dead shoots, and litter throughout the growing season for 3 to 5 years on one burned (August wildfire) and two unburned study sites in Saskatchewan. Effects of irrigation and fertilization on biomass are also evaluated. Data are included on other sites (undisturbed, burned, cultivated, reseeded) that received less intensive and less systematic monitoring.

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