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Table 2 Summary descriptive statistics for the descriptors and putative determinants of wildfire severity

From: Prescribed burning mitigates the severity of subsequent wildfires in Mediterranean shrublands

Variable

Mean

Median

Range

Interquartile range

PB-wildfire intersection

 Wildfire severity (RBR)

332.80

346.59

− 194.74–698.95

221.12–465.30

 PB severity (RBR)

58.01

49.68

− 353.40–346.76

2.63–117.53

 TSPB (years)

4.81

5

1–11

3–6

 BP

0.12

0.12

0.04–0.22

0.09–0.14

 FWI

41.42

41.96

1.05–71.82

30.04–54.24

 TPI

0.19

0.24

− 5.08–4.63

− 0.40–0.95

 TRI (m)

25.32

17.15

0.05–155.71

4.91–33.14

Untreated buffer

 Wildfire severity (RBR)

434.19

461.91

− 176.20–706.104

350.32–550.06

 BP

0.09

0.09

0.02–0.26

0.07–0.11

 FWI

45.90

44.09

1.05–71.82

35.84–54.25

 TPI

0.12

0.15

− 5.55–6.88

− 0.61–0.91

 TRI (m)

35.02

19.92

0.06–217.22

6.83–51.90