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Episode 27 - Fire University: Burning While Turkeys are Nesting

Natural Resources University

English - March 18, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
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Should we be burning while turkeys are nesting? 

To cover this controversial topic, Dr. Lashley sits down with Dr. Mike Chamberlain of the University of Georgia and David Hawley of the Wild Turkey Report to discuss in detail the potential risks and benefits of burning during this time frame. Also, we cover burn window, scale of application, and influence on poult survival. 

Relevant Papers:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-020-00087-9

https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jwmg.21290 

https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jwmg.21267 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037811271730292X               

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112717317206                

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112719314689

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-019-0058-4     

https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jwmg.21944

 

Wild Turkey Report: 

http://www.wildturkeyreport.com/

https://twitter.com/WildTurkeyReprt

Dr. Mike Chamberlain:

https://twitter.com/wildturkeydoc

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