Document Type
Thesis - campus only access
Date of Award
Spring 1976
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Biology
Advisor
Robert Nicholson
Abstract
Portions of an ungrazed clay upland range site and an ungrazed limy upland range site were burned on 16 April 1974 and 1 May 1974. Soil water, herbage yield, species basal area, and frequency were compared with unburned controls for the two following growing seasons. Results varied according to treatment, site, and year, but in general the earlier treatment reduced production while the later treatment increased it. Production was correlated with soil water on limy upland. The amount of litter on the plots appeared to affect soil water and herbage production. Species composition was not changed on limy upland and was usually lower in condition rating on clay upland. Results of this project, along with other studies in the same area, indicate that burning usually is not worthwhile as a management practice in west-central Kansas.
Recommended Citation
McIntosh, Laird William, "Influences of Burning on Two Range Sites in Ungrazed Mixed Prairie" (1976). Master's Theses. 1630.
DOI: 10.58809/NCPM9056
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/1630
Rights
© 1976 Laird William McIntosh
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