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Table 2 Mean density, basal diameter, height, and biomass values (± SE) for all standing woody stems ≥1.37 m tall on six 20 m2 plots located within the boundaries of the June 1997 Magitchlie Creek Experimental Fire study area, Innoko National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA. Dashes (--) indicate that data was not collected

From: Observed versus predicted fire behavior in an Alaskan black spruce forest ecosystem: an experimental fire case study

 

Preburn

Consumed

Postburn

Density (trees ha–1)

2320 ± 650

--

2238 ± 650

Basal diameter (cm)

7.9 ± 0.8

--

--

Tree height (m)

5.1 ± 0.5

--

--

Live crown height (m)

1.6 ± 0.2

--

--

Ladder fuel height (m)

0.1 ± 0.06

--

--

Foliar biomass (kg m–2)

0.9 ± 0.4

0.9 ± 0.4

0.0 ± 0.0

Canopy bulk density (kg m–3)

0.257

0.257

0.0

Total tree biomass (kg m–2)

2.6 ± 1.2

0.9 ± 0.4

1.7 ± 0.8