Fig. 2From: Changes in canopy cover and forest structure following dormant season and early growing season prescribed burns in the Southern Appalachians, USAAverage percent decrease in closed canopy conditions (> 60% canopy cover) from pre-burn (2017) to post-burn (2019) across all 3-acre subplots in control, dormant, and growing treatment units from the Chattooga River Ranger District and the Andrew Pickens Ranger District. Error bars represent the standard error of the mean. Canopy cover hand digitized using US Department of Agriculture NAIP imagery at a 1:5000 level scale in ArcGIS Pro. Letters represent where significant (< 0.05) differences occurredBack to article page