Open AccessEffects of Fire on Mixed-Grass Plant Communities in Badlands National Park
Author(s) -
Steven G. Whisenant,
Dan Uresk
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
annual report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2693-2407
pISSN - 2693-2385
DOI - 10.13001/uwnpsrc.1986.2535
Subject(s) - national park , geography , bromus , fire ecology , plant community , national forest , fire regime , environmental science , ecology , forestry , agroforestry , hydrology (agriculture) , archaeology , geology , poaceae , ecological succession , ecosystem , biology , geotechnical engineering
This research had the objective of determining the influence of fire on densities and standing crops of the major grass species of the Badlands National Park mixed-grass prairie. An important goal was to evaluate the potential of prescribed fire as a management tool for Japanese brome (Bromus japonicus).