01258nas a2200157   4500008004100000245009000041210006900131300001300200490000700213520068300220653002200903100001800925700001900943700002000962856011800982       1987                        eng d00aCanopy rainfall interception and throughfall in burned and unburned tallgrass prairie0 aCanopy rainfall interception and throughfall in burned and unbur  a267 -2710 v323 a<p>Interception of precipitation by grass canopies in annually burned and unburned tallgrass prairie was measured for individual precipitation events from 1983 to 1984. Seasonal patterns of interception closely reflected differences in grass canopy development throughout the growing season in burned but not unburned prairie. Mean interception for the study period was 38 and 19% for unburned and burned prairie, respectively, indicating tht througfall volume in burned prairie was approximately 1.3 times that of unburned prairie on an annual basis. Thus, water availability for plant uptake may be initally higher in burned prairie, especially early in the growing season</p>10atallgrass prairie1 aGilliam, F.S.1 aSeastedt, T.R.1 aKnapp, Alan, K.  uhttp://knz.lternet.edu/content/canopy-rainfall-interception-and-throughfall-burned-and-unburned-tallgrass-prairie