Table 1 Treatment timing and sampling for study units used to examine forest bird occupancy relationships with prescribed fire and wildfire at the Payette National Forest, Idaho. Members of unit pairs represented similar pre-fire environmental conditions
From: Prescribed fire limits wildfire severity without altering ecological importance for birds
Pair | Study unit | n points | Years surveyed | Prescribed fire timing | Wildfire timing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Buckhorn | 20 | 2002–2010 | Control | Fall, 2007 |
Fitsum Creek | 20 | 2002–2010 | Spring, 2006 | Fall, 2007 | |
2 | Williams | 10 | 2002–2010 | Control | Fall, 2007 |
Dutch Oven | 20 | 2002–2010 | Spring, 2006 | Fall, 2007 | |
3 | Deadman | 20 | 2002–2006, 2008–2010 | Control | Fall, 2007 |
Parks Creek | 20 | 2002–2006 | Spring, 2004 | Not surveyed |