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Annotated Bibliography of Fire Literature

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

81. Hanson, H.C. 1939. Fire in land use and management. Am Midl Nat 21:415-434.

Wide ranging early discussion of the pros and cons of fire as a management tool. Reviews literature on fire in forests, grasslands, peat bogs, and agriculture relative to: 1) destruction of cover and plant and animal life; 2) modification of atmospheric factors; 3) direct and indirect effects on soil, and 4) plant succession. Many examples are drawn from the Great Plains. Extensive bibliography.

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