Fig. 3From: Fire history and vegetation data reveal ecological benefits of recent mixed-severity fires in the Cumberland Mountains, West Virginia, USAHite Fork fire history chart (a) and age structure for trees ≥ 10 cm DBH, including fire-scarred pine trees (b). In a, each horizontal line represents one tree, while the site composite timeline highlights years when at least two trees recorded a fire scar. The causes of corresponding fire occurrences in the West Virginia Division of Forestry’s unpublished spatial database (1987–2020) are indicatedBack to article page