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Fire Effects on Semidesert Grasses and Shrubs
Author
Cable, D. R.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1967-05-01
Body

Immediate effects of fire on perennial grasses lasted only 1 or 2 years. Burroweed was easily killed, but came back quickly with adequate cool-season moisture. Fire was relatively ineffective against mesquite, fair against cactus. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2307/3895800
Additional Information
Cable, D. R. (1967). Fire effects on semidesert grasses and shrubs. Journal of Range Management, 20(3), 170-176.
IISN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/647954
Journal Volume
20
Journal Number
3
Journal Pages
170-176
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
Semidesert Grasses
Cool Season Moisture
Shrub Densities
fire effects
cactus
burroweed
Growing Conditions
Santa Rita Experimental Range
Southwest
burning
shrubs
herbage yields
fire
precipitation
perennials
grazing
mesquite
soils
vegetation