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The role and use of fire in sagebrush-grass and pinyon-juniper plant communities: a state-of-the-art review

Fire frequencies averaged 32 to 70 years in sagebrush-grass communities. Early spring and late fall fires are the least harmful to perennial grasses, although small plants and those with coarse stems are more tolerant of fire than large plants and…

Author(s): Henry A. Wright, Leon F. Neuenschwander, Carlton M. Britton

Year Published: 1979

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The role and use of fire in sagebrush-grass and pinyon-juniper plant communities: a state-of-the-art review

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