Table 1 Site descriptions in the Thompson-Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada, from June to August 2016, based on data from iMapBC and the British Columbia Land Classification system with the Vegetation Resources Inventory data set (https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/bib107006_2002.pdf). Leading species are the dominant species
From: Impact of wildfire size on snowshoe hare relative abundance in southern British Columbia, Canada
Site name | Fire number | Size class | Size (ha) | Ignition date | Ignition source | Elevation range (m) | Leading species1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Okanagan Mountain Park | K50628 | Large | 25 635 | 16 Aug 2003 | Lightning | 360 to 16003 | Lodgepole pine (var. latifolia), Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine |
McClure West | K20272 | Large | 17 9542 | 30 Jul 2003 | Person | 380 to 1400 | Interior Douglas-fir (var. glauca), lodgepole pine (var. latifolia), aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.), spruce hybrid |
McClure East | K20272 | Large | 9 1832 | 30 Jul 2003 | Person | 380 to 1300 | Interior Douglas-fir (var. glauca), lodgepole pine (var. latifolia), paper birch (Betula papyrifera Marshall) |
Vaseux Lake | K50661 | Medium | 4 313 | 22 Aug 2003 | Person | 340 to 1420 | Ponderosa pine, interior Douglas-fir (var. glauca), western larch |
Falkland (Cedar Hills) | K40300 | Medium | 1 223.1 | 1 Aug 2003 | Person | 500 to 1160 | Interior Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine (var. latifolia) |
Vermellion Creek | K20436 | Medium | 1 223.1 | 7 Aug 2003 | Lightning | 660 to 16004 | Interior Douglas-fir (var. glauca), spruce hybrid, Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.) |
Queest Mountain | K30551 | Small | 169.8 | 20 Aug 2003 | Lightning | 1420 to 1900 | Subalpine fir, spruce hybrid |
Chase | K30400 | Small | 109.5 | 28 Aug 2002 | Person | 400 to 900 | Douglas-fir (var. glauca), ponderosa pine |
Owlhead | K30236 | Small | 84.3 | 24 Jul 2003 | Person | 360 to 780 | Interior Douglas-fir (var. glauca), aspen |