Table 4 The mean variable importance across 15 model runs for the five most important variables in the most predictive models of the post-fire fall of newly dead post-fire snags ≥ 10 cm DBH
From: Predicting snag fall in an old-growth forest after fire
Predictor set | Snag population: post-fire DBH ≥ 10 cm | |
|---|---|---|
Variable | Mean importance | |
Post-fire | Model C: Neighborhood: 0–6 m; collinearity threshold: r = 0.7 | |
Species | 61.5 | |
Post-fire snag height | 55.7 | |
Years between fire and death | 32.0 | |
Bole scorch | 27.9 | |
Topographic position | 23.6 | |
Pre-fire | Model D: Neighborhood: 0–3 m; collinearity threshold: r = 0.5 | |
Species | 81.6 | |
Years between fire and death | 58.3 | |
Topographic position | 46.6 | |
Slope | 41.1 | |
Aspect | 38.7 | |