Annotated Bibliography of Fire Literature

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

58. Ehrenreich, J.H. and J.M. Aikman. 1963. Ecological study of the effect of certain management practices on native prairie in Iowa. Ecol Monog 33:113-130.

Effects of 1, 2, and 3 years of late winter and spring burning on: 1) soil temperature, moisture, structure, and nutrients; 2) plant growth rates and productivity; and 3) seed stalk production. Burning is contrasted with clipping. Good literature review on effects of various prairie management practices.

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