Waterfowl Production Effects of Fire on Wetlands in the Pah River Flats

Waterfowl brood surveys were conducted in the Pah River Flats, Alaska, during July 1993. Although spring flooding was extensive, duck production was greater than previous estimates from 1989. A large portion of the study area had burned in a lightning-caused wildfire in the summer of 1992. Some features of waterfowl production and aquatic vegetation in burned and unburned ponds were compared. A brief review of some effects of fire on waterfowl proposed in the literature is included.