Up in smoke. (Samplings).

Publication: Natural History

Publication Date: 01-JUL-03

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Grassland fires are often deliberately set by ranchers to remove dead, unwanted vegetation. Richard W.S. Fynn, a soil scientist at the University of Natal, and his colleagues can now reassure ranchers that for the most valued native grasses, regular annual burning doesn't have much of a downside.

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