Effects of season of burning on the microenvironment of fescue prairie in central Saskatchewan

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 257-266

  Archibold, O W ^a   Ripley, E A ^a   Delanoy, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Meewasin Valley Authority   (Canada)

Author keywords

Albedo; Festuca altaica subspecies hallii; Fire; Microclimate; Plains Rough Fescue; Saskatchewan; Snow cover; Soil moisture; Soil temperature

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; BURNING; PRAIRIE; SEASON; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

FESTUCA; FESTUCA ALTAICA; FESTUCA HALLII; POACEAE;

EID: 1842481118     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v117i2.705     Document Type: Article

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