Effect of timing of spring burn on plant community composition and herbage yields of bluestem grassland on the Donaldson Pastures in the Flint Hills of Kansas, USA
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Published source details
Anderson K.L., Smith E.F. & Owensby C.E. (1970) Burning bluestem range. Journal of Range Management, 23, 81-92
Published source details Anderson K.L., Smith E.F. & Owensby C.E. (1970) Burning bluestem range. Journal of Range Management, 23, 81-92
Summary
Vegetation was dominated by warm-season perennial grasses: big bluestem Andropogon gerardi and little bluestem A.scoparius (contributing 50-60% by basal area), Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans, switchgrass Panicum virgatum and sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula 10-20%, with numerous other grasses and forbs.
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