Multi-scale synthesis of historical fire regimes along the south-central US prairie–forest border

Fire Ecology

Table 1 Characteristics of study sites across the south-central US prairie–forest transition zone. Tree species: PO = post oak, SO = Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii Buckley), BO = blackjack oak, BH = black hickory, SP = shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.). WMA = Wildlife Management Area, NWR = National Wildlife Refuge

Site name	Site code	Latitude	Longitude	Samples (n)	Tree species	Area (km²)	Elevation (m)
Bastrop State Park^a	BST	30.11017 N	97.28690 W	50	PO	1	145
Cache Creek^b	CCH	34.75096 N	98.68206 W	43	PO	1	425
Deep Fork^c	DPF	35.53833 N	95.92761W	48	PO	1	240
French Lake^b	WCH	34.75096 N	98.68206 W	54	PO	1	500
Hagerman NWR^c	HAG	33.75546 N	96.78152 W	51	PO	1	205
Hollis Canyon^b	HOL	34.75096 N	98.68206 W	46	PO	1	535
Keystone^d	KEY	36.18111 N	96.22975 W	51	PO, SO, BO, BH	0.4	270
Tully Hollow^e	TLY	36.03435 N	94.80823 W	34	SP	1.2	330
Okmulgee WMA^f	OKM	35.64454 N	96.04499 W	69	PO	1	270
Purtis Creek State Park^g	PRT	32.35367 N	95.99358 W	49	PO	0.5	140
Rain Gauge Flat^b	RGF	34.75096 N	98.68206 W	46	PO	1	535
Tallgrass Prairie Preserve^h	TPP	36.84614 N	96.42290 W	54	PO	1.6	325
Tishomingo NWR^c	TSH	34.18097 N	96.66113 W	49	PO	1	215
All sites	ALL			644

^a Data from Stambaugh et al. 2017b. ^b Data from Stambaugh et al. 2014. ^c Data from this study. ^d Data from Clark et al. 2007. ^e Data from Stambaugh et al. 2013. ^f Data from DeSantis et al. 2010b. ^g Data from Stambaugh et al. 2011. ^h Data from Allen and Palmer 2011