Title:	Aboveground standing crop of an ungrazed Elyonurus muticus grassland under annual burning in the Pantanal, Brazil.
Authors:	CARDOSO, E. L. CRISPIM, S. M. A. RODRIGUES, C. A. G.
Affiliation:	EMBRAPA Pantanal (Corumba, MS).
Date Issued:	2001
Citation:	In: INTERNATIONAL GRASSLAND CONGRESS, 19., Sao Pedro, 2001. Proceedings. Sao Pedro: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnica, 2001.
Description:	This study was conducted in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, from September 1995 to July 1997. The objective was to evaluate the effect of annual burning on grasses and forbs biomass and standing dead in an ungrazed grassland of Elyonurus muticus. In two areas, one free of burning (control) and another area with annual burning, grasses, forbs aboveground biomass, and standing dead were collected. The experimental design was completely randomized with 10 replications. Burning modified the grasses and forbs biomass dynamics when compared to the area free of burning. After the first burning the grasses biomass reduced in, approximately, 22% and the forbs increased in 32%. After the second burning the grasses biomass reduced in, approximately, 35% while the forbs was similar in both areas. The standing dead in the burning area was practically absent.
Thesagro:	Fogo Manejo Matéria Seca Pastagem Nativa Produção
NAL Thesaurus:	Brazil Pantanal
Keywords:	Savana Native pasture Dry matter production Fire Management Savanna Elyonurus muticus
Type of Material:	Artigo em anais e proceedings
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPAP)