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Image Title: Fire is an inherent feature of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem
Image Credit: John M. Briggs, Kansas State University
AJB Editor: Karl Niklas, Cornell University
Intended End User: Teacher, Student
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Copyright held by: John M. Briggs, BSA
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Fire is an inherent feature of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Prescribed fires have been conducted on Konza Prairie Research Natural Area for over 20 yr. The interactions of fire, landscape, and abiotic factors on aboveground biomass are examined.

Link to the AJB Abstract for the article:

Interannual variability in primary production in tallgrass prairie: climate, soil moisture, topographic position, and fire as determinants of aboveground biomass

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