Table 1 Average forest structural characteristics for live conifers recorded in field plots (Silver Fire 2014 data, Historical 1924 data). 95% confidence intervals are reported in parentheses below averages for the total live basal area (BA) and tree density
Sample | n | Species composition (% by BA) | BA (m2ha−1) | Tree density (ha−1) by DBH (cm) class | Tree density (ha−1) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ABCO | CADE | PILA | PIPO | PSME | 2.5–15 | 15–30 | 30–61 | 61–91 | >91 | ||||
Silver Fire (>2.5 cm DBH) | 8 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 16.8 (13.1–20.4) | 920 | 157 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 1121 (954–1289) |
Silver Fire (> 30.5 cm DBH) | 27 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 7.5 (4.1–11.0) | na | na | 39 | 3 | 2 | 44 (26–61) | |
Historical survey (> 30.5 cm DBH) | 71 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 18.3 (16.9–19.8) | na | na | na | na | na | 53 (49–57) |