Time Of Burning As It Affects Soil Moisture in an Ordinary Upland Bluestem Prairie in the Flint Hills
Author
Anderson, K. L.Issue Date
1965-11-01Keywords
Bluestem PrairieAnnual Burning
Herbage Productivity
Kansas State University Cattle Barn
herbage yields
depth
burning
Flint Hills
precipitation
soil moisture
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Anderson, K. L. (1965). Time of burning as it affects soil moisture in an ordinary upland bluestem prairie in the Flint Hills. Journal of Range Management, 18(6), 311-316.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3895421Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Burning bluestem range reduces soil moisture. Study of long-continued annual burning in the winter and at various spring dates shows that earliest burnings cause greatest reductions. Foot-by-foot moisture levels in the upper 5 feet of soil during a 4-year period are considered.Type
Articletext
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3895421