Table 1 Site characteristics and amount of evidence used to reconstruct fire histories at the eastern edge of the Palouse Prairie ecotone in Idaho, USA. Recording years are those for which at least two trees had scarred at least once. Unless drawn from other studies as noted, these data were based on crossdated fire scars from partial tree sections sampled in 2008 (Crane Creek, Pine Creek, and Weitz) or 2018 to 2019 (Iron Mountain South and Southside Trail)
From: Fire and land cover change in the Palouse Prairie–forest ecotone, Washington and Idaho, USA
Fire history site name | Site code | Latitude (°) | Longitude (°) | Elevation (m) | Area sampled (ha) | Number of trees crossdated | Number of fire scars | Recording years | Land ownership | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basalt Hill | BSH | 46.84083 | −116.7814 | 992 | 13 | 3 | 72 | 1689–1886 | University of Idaho Experimental Forest | Peterson 2004 |
Crane Creek | CRA | 46.98736 | −116.89421 | 954 | 13 | 10 | 163 | 1678–1890 | private | This study |
Flannigan Creek | FLA | 46.84527 | −116.89833 | 947 | 28 | 25 | 556 | 1599–1925 | private | |
Iron Mountain South | IMS | 47.11604 | −116.97550 | 1134 | 3 | 20 | 377 | 1598–2015 | McCroskey State Park | This study |
Leef's Hill | LFH | 46.86683 | −116.72934 | 886 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 1630–1992 | University of Idaho Experimental Forest | Peterson 2004 |
Pine Creek | PIN | 47.05164 | −116.96543 | 1138 | 7 | 9 | 171 | 1619–2005 | private | This study |
Southside Trail | SST | 46.81181 | −116.95470 | 1110 | 11 | 18 | 391 | 1735–1930 | private | This study |
Weitz | WEI | 46.82721 | −116.98500 | 1043 | 14 | 8 | 187 | 1671–1895 | private | This study |
Total | 97 | 1959 |