Fire Ecology

Table 4 Range of variables in Figures 2–5 as indicated by gray scales. The highest value (indicated by black shading) and the lowest value (indicated by white) are given for each variable for which kriged maps were produced.

From: Modeling spatial patterns of fuels and fire behavior in a longleaf pine forest in the Southeastern USA

		Range
		lowest	highest
Unit	Variable	(white)	(black)	units
Burn-only
Plot 6
	mean fire temperature	88	278	C
	pre-burn standing biomass	37	179	g m⁻²
	pre-burn 1–1000 hour fuel mass	315	1838	g m⁻²
	post-burn standing biomass	59	124	g m⁻²
	post-burn 1–1000 hour fuel mass	255	890	g m⁻²
	post-burn litter mass	400	1606	g m⁻²
Herbicide-and-burn
Plot 4
	mean fire temperature	104	254	C
	pre-burn litter mass	713	3642	g m⁻²
	pre-burn 1–1000 hour fuel mass	48	455	g m⁻²
Plot 7
	mean fire temperature	85	232	C
	pre-burn standing biomass	62	147	g m⁻²
	pre-burn litter mass	502	1775	g m⁻²
Plot 12
	mean fire temperature	185	801	C
	pre-burn standing biomass	61	323	g m⁻²
	pre-burn litter mass	423	1324	g m⁻²

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