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Table 2 Morisita-Horn and Sørensen similarity indices for pairwise comparison of burnt and unburnt vegetation communities in Undrained and Drained quadrats at the four sites along a fire chronosequence

From: Blanket bog vegetation response to wildfire and drainage suggests resilience to low severity, infrequent burning

Quadrat type

Undrained

Drained

Site (year post-fire)

BH (< 1)

FD (< 1)

CR (8)

SH (20)

BH (< 1)

FD (< 1)

CR (8)

SH (20)

Morisita-Horn index

0.48

0.20

0.71

0.67

0.28

0.31

0.57

0.71

Sørensen Index

0.67

0.48

0.69

0.74

0.65

0.61

0.75

0.77

  1. Sites: Bighouse (BH), Forsinard (FD), Croft (CR8), and Shurrery (SH20). Time since fire is indicated in brackets. Values range from 0 to 1, with 0 being completely different and 1 completely identical