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Fire in North American Wetland Ecosystems and Fire-Wildlife Relations: An Annotated Bibliography


91. Grange, W. B. 1949. The way to game abundance. Charles Scribner's Sons, New 
         York. 365 pp.

Controlled burns are recommended for opening marshlands so they may be grazed by geese, and for stimulating growth of smartweeds which otherwise cannot compete with ranker vegetation. "Patch" burning is proposed as the best burning strategy for wetlands, many of which can be burned in dry years. [K-L-S]


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