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Table 2 Plots (n = 113) were categorized by disturbance history, including the decade of the fire and severity. The time period 2010s consisted of fires in 2012; the time period 1990s–2000s consisted of fires in 2004 and 1994; the time period 1950s–1960s consisted of fires in 1967, 1956, 1953, and 1951; and the time period 1920s consisted of fires in 1927 and 1921

From: Long-term recovery of Mexican spotted owl nesting habitat after fire in the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico

Time period

Fire severity

N

2010s

“recent fires”

High

12

Moderate

8

Low

3

1990s–2000s

“recent fires”

High

6

Moderate

4

Low

8

1950s–1960s

“older fires”

High

5

Moderate

3

Low

5

1920s

“older fires”

High

8

Moderate

3

Low

10

Control (no evidence of fire over > 100 years)

-

38

Total

-

113