Table 6 Treatment effects on torching index, crowning index, and basal area survival with 97 percentile fire weather. Values in parentheses are standard errors.
Treatment | Flame Length (m) | Torching Index (km hr−1) | Crowning Index (km hr−1) | Basal Area Survival1 (%) | Residual Basal Area (m2 ha−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 1.39 (.12) | 130 (16) | 58 (4) | 72 (8.1) | 14.9 (1.8) |
Thin | 1.90 (.34) | 114(41) | 87 (4) | 44 (5.5) | 6.7 (0.3) |
Burn | 1.25 (.10) | 107 (28) | 75 (8) | 75 (11.5) | 13.2 (2.4) |
Thin/Burn | 1.81 (.56) | 105 (52) | 79 (13) | 48 (31.0) | 9.2 (6.6) |