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Table 3 Summary of fire history information from studies using annual growth rings conducted in coast redwood forests in California.

From: Fire History in Coast Redwood Stands in the Northeastern Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Location

Data type

Fire interval (years)

Fire interval range (years)

Time period

Study size (ha)

Source

Northern Humboldt County

Composite

8

2–22

1714–1881

0.25–3

1)Brown & Swetnam 1994

Southern Humboldt County

Composite

11–44

8–87

Pre1875

7

2)Stuart 1987*

Interval

25

Pre1925

12

3)Fritz 1931

Western Mendocino County

Composite

6–22

2–34

1700–1900

6–22

4)Brown & Baxter 2003

Point

10–25

2–43

1700–1900

6–22

Northern Sonoma County

Interval

6–9

2–85

1650–1950

200

5)Finney & Martin 1989

Point

21–29

2–85

1650–1950

200

Southeastern Sonoma County

Point

6–23

2–131

Pre1850

<5

Finney & Martin 1992

Western Marin County

Composite

8–13

4–17

1840–1945

6)Brown et al. 1999

Point

8–12

3–18

Pre1850

 

Point

8–22

1450–1850

5–10

Finney 1990

Southern Marin County

Point

22–27

2–98

Pre1850

75

Jacobs et al. 1985

Southern San Mateo County

Interval

9–16

2–58

Pre1860

1–3

7)This study

Point

12

2–58

Pre1860

1–3

  1. Composite data was derived from pith dates of post-fire resprouts surrounding sampled fire scarred stumps.