Fire Bibliography

These citations are provided for research on fire and the effects on native ecosystems in our region. if you have a citation you would like to include, please email webmaster@iowaprairienetwork.org

Bragg, T.B. 1991. Implications for long-term prairie management from seasonal burning of loess hills and tallgrass prairies. In: Fire and the environment: ecological and cultural perspectives: Proceedings of an international symposium. Nodvin, S.C. and T.A. Waldrop eds. 20-24 March, 1990. Knoxville, TN. Pp. 34-44.

Biondini, M.E., A.A. Steuter, and C.E. Grygiel. 1989. Seasonal fire effects on the diversity patterns, spatial distribution and community structure of forbs in the northern mixed prairie, USA. Vegatio 85:21-31.

Collins, S.L. 1992. Fire frequency and community heterogeneity in tallgrass prairie vegetation. Ecology. 73(6):2001-2006.

Copeland, T.E., W. Sluis, and H.F. Howe. 2002. Fire season and dominance in an Illinois tallgrass prairie restoration. Restoration Ecology. 10(2):315-323.

Engle, D.M. and T.G. Bidwell. 2001. Viewpoint: The response of central North American prairies to seasonal fire. Journal of Range Management. 54:2-10.

Engle, D.M., R.L. Mitchell, and R.L. Stevens. 1998. Late growing-season fire effects in mid-successional tallgrass prairies. Journal of Range Management. 51:115-121.

Ewing, A.L. ad D.M. Engle. 1988. Effects of late summer fire on tallgrass prairie microclimate and community composition. The American Midland Naturalist. 120(1):212-223.

Howe, H.F. 1995. Succession and fire season in experimental prairie plantings. Ecology. 76(6):1917-1925.

Howe, H.F. 1994. Managing species diversity in tallgrass prairie: Assumptions and implications. Conservation Biology. 8(3):691-704.

Howe, H.F. 1994. Response of early- and late-flowering plants to fire season in experimental prairies. Ecological Applications. 4(1):121-133.

Knapp, A.K., J.M. Blair, and J.M. Briggs. 1998. Long-term ecological consequences of varying fire frequency in a humid grassland. Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference Proceedings 20:173-177.

Ladd, D. 1991. Reexamination of the role of fire in Missouri oak woodlands. Proceedings Oak Woods Management Workshop. 67-80.

Rosburg, T. R. 2001. Effects of late spring fire on the survival, growth, and reproduction of prairie forbs. Pages 48-58. In N. P. Bernstein and L. J. Ostrander (eds.). Proceedings of the Seventeenth North American Prairie Conference: Seeds for the Future; Roots of the Past. North Iowa Area Community College, Mason City. 241 pages.

Steuter, A.A. and C.E. Grygiel. 1990. A synthesis approach to research and management planning: The conceptual development and implementation. Natural Areas Journal. 10(2):61-68.