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Annotated Bibliography of Fire Literature

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


43. Curtis, J.T. and M.L. Partch. 1948. Effect of fire on the competition between blue grass and certain prairie plants. Am Midl Nat 39:437-443.

Quantifies response to annual and biennial burning in spring and fall by prairie plants that had been artificially introduced into a field of bluegrass. Results are from a 6-year study at the University of Wisconsin Arboretum.


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