Table 1 Fuel attributes commonly used to categorize fuel types and predict fire behavior
From: Fuel types misrepresent forest structure and composition in interior British Columbia: a way forward
Layer/attribute | Units |
|---|---|
Canopy fuels | |
 Canopy base height | m |
 Canopy stand height | m |
 Canopy fuel load and bulk density | kg m−2 and kg m−3 |
 Canopy cover | % |
 Canopy composition | Species and proportion |
Understory and ladder fuels | |
 Understory base height | m |
 Understory height | m |
 Understory fuel load and bulk density | kg m−2 and kg m−3 |
 Understory composition | Species and proportion |
 Ladder fuel load | kg m −2 |
 Ladder fuel composition | Type and size |
Surface and ground fuels | |
 Surface fuelbed height | m |
 Surface fuel load | kg m−2 |
 Surface fuel composition | Type and size |
 Ground fuelbed depth | cm |
 Ground fuel load | kg m−2 |