Table 1 Summary of pre-treatment fuel characteristics between designated treatments across all study plots
Woody fuel characteristic (Brown 1974) | Designated treatment | Mean (± SE) | Overall mean (± SE) |
|---|---|---|---|
Litter load [kg ha−1] | C | 6707.2 (± 330.2) | 6684.4 (± 179.7) |
DS | 6876.7 (± 292.2) | ||
GS | 6453.1 (± 315.4) | ||
Woody fuelbed height [cm] | C | 13.0 (± 1.2) | 14.1 (± 0.7) |
DS | 14.7 (± 1.3) | ||
GS | 14.6 (± 1.1) | ||
1-h woody load [kg ha−1] | C | 551.1 (± 26.8) | 604.4 (± 19.8) |
DS | 619.1 (± 32.1) | ||
GS | 642.0 (± 41.8) | ||
10-h woody load [kg ha−1] | C | 1662.0 (± 127.2) | 1881.7 (± 90.9) |
DS | 2191.3 (± 174.2) | ||
GS | 1765.9 (± 157.7) | ||
100-h woody load [kg ha−1] | C | 3493.8 (± 390.0) | 4941.0 (± 421.0) |
DS | 6355.4 (± 1,014.9) | ||
GS | 4856.0 (± 519.4) | ||
1000-h woody load [kg ha−1] | C | 6356.4 (± 1,189.2) | 5457.6 (± 540.6) |
DS | 5480.3 (± 887.6) | ||
GS | 4534.0 (± 665.0) |