Table 2 Fire effects measured at a field site (Figure 2).

Overstory

overstory canopy closure (%)

plots A-I

green tree crown (% green)

1/50 ha center plot

scorched tree crown (% brown)

1/50 ha center plot

charred tree crown (% black)

1/50 ha center plot

tree mortality (% dead)

1/50 ha center plot

Understory

high shrub mortality (% dead)

1/100 ha center plot

sapling mortality (% dead)

1/100 ha center plot

seedling mortality (% dead)

1/750 ha center plot

green understory cover (% green)

1/750 ha center plot

scorched understory cover (% brown)

1/750 ha center plot

charred understory cover (% black)

1/750 ha center plot

Surface

new litter cover fraction (%)

subplots 1–15

old litter cover fraction (%)

subplots 1–15

ash cover fraction (%)

subplots 1–15

soil cover fraction (%)

subplots 1–15

rock cover fraction (%)

subplots 1–15

uncharred organic cover fraction (%)

subplots 1–15

charred organic cover fraction (%)

subplots 1–15

total organic cover fraction (%)

subplots 1–15

uncharred inorganic cover fraction (%)

subplots 1–15

charred inorganic cover fraction (%)

subplots 1–15

total inorganic cover fraction (%)

subplots 1–15

total green cover fraction (%)

subplots 1–15

total uncharred cover fraction (%)

subplots 1–15

total charred cover fraction (%)

subplots 1–15

Subsurface

new litter depth (mm)

plots A-I

old litter depth (mm)

plots A-I

duff depth (mm)

plots A-I

duff moisture (%)

7 subplots / plot

mini-disk infiltrometer rate (ml/min)

7 subplots / plot

mini-disk infiltrometer time (s)

7 subplots / plot

water drop penetration time (s)

7 subplots / plot