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Publication Date: 1976
Sacaton grasslands recover rapidly even from summer burning, at least in the absence of livestock. Results of this study show that fire is beneficial to the indigenous plants and wildlife of sacaton communities, as long as a mosaic of different aged stands is maintained.
Citation: Bock, C. E., and J. H. Bock. 1976. The effects of wildfires on a sacaton grassland community in southeastern Arizona: final report. U.S. Forest Service COOP Aid Study 16-577-CA. Boulder, Co, University of Colorado.
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- annual plants
- Arizona
- birds
- community ecology
- cover type conversion
- erosion
- experimental areas
- game birds
- grasses
- grasslands
- grazing
- herbaceous vegetation
- livestock
- mammals
- mosaic
- plant growth
- post fire recovery
- precipitation
- raptors
- season of fire
- small mammals
- species diversity (animals)
- species diversity (plants)
- Sporobolus wrightii
- statistical analysis
- succession
- temperature
- vegetation surveys
- wildfires
- wildlife
Tall Timbers Record Number: 8992 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: Fire File • Abstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
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