Open AccessEffect of Fire on Mixed-Grass Plant Communities in Badlands National Park
Author(s) -
Steven G. Whisenant,
Dan Uresk
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
annual report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2693-2407
pISSN - 2693-2385
DOI - 10.13001/uwnpsrc.1985.2465
Subject(s) - national park , geography , bromus , plant community , forestry , ecology , environmental science , agroforestry , hydrology (agriculture) , physical geography , archaeology , geology , poaceae , biology , ecological succession , geotechnical engineering
This research has the objective of determining the influence of fire on density and peak standing crop of the major grass species of the Badlands National Park mixed-grass prairie. An important goal is to evaluate the potential of prescribed fire for the control of Japanese brome (Bromus japonicus).