Waterfowl production and effects of fire on wetlands in the Pah River Flats

By R. R. Jandt

Subjects: Waterfowl, Fire ecology, Wetland ecology

Description: Report of surveys of waterfowl broods conducted in the Pah River Flats (northwestern Alaska) during July 1993. In spite of spring flooding and a lightning-caused wildfire duck production was greater than previous estimates from 1989. Production from burned and unburned ponds were compared.