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Annotated Bibliography of Fire Literature

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


48. Dix, R.L. 1960. Effects of burning on the mulch structure and species composition of grasslands in western North Dakota. Ecology 41:49-56.

Results of a preliminary quantitative study of the mulch structure and vegetative composition on grasslands in western North Dakota. Three burned areas and their paired control grasslands were sampled one, three, and four growing seasons after burning. Species composition tended to be similar in the paired treatment and control plots. Complete recovery of the mulch structure occurred within 4 years.


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