Table 3 Tree characteristics of species sampled in study and included in data analysis. Species are arranged in ascending order of bark thickness using bark thickness equations in FFE-FVS.
From: Using Bark Char Codes to Predict Post-fire Cambium Mortality
Species | na | Mean dbh (cm) | Range | Distribution of bark char samples (% of total) | Cambium samples (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unburned | Light | Moderate | Deep | Live | Dead | ||||
Lodgepole pine | 1866 | 20.7 | 10.2–54.9 | 54 | 10 | 25 | 11 | 60 | 40 |
Whitebark pine | 125 | 24.0 | 12.4–100.8 | 49 | 13 | 29 | 9 | 54 | 46 |
Western white pine | 108 | 43.1 | 19.1–84.1 | 28 | 21 | 43 | 8 | 48 | 52 |
Western redcedar | 44 | 28.6 | 17.8–52.8 | 33 | 10 | 37 | 20 | 39 | 61 |
Engelmann spruce | 239 | 32.8 | 10.2–85.1 | 24 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 37 | 63 |
Western hemlock | 226 | 33.0 | 13.5–69.6 | 23 | 18 | 57 | 2 | 35 | 65 |
Subalpine fir | 475 | 19.7 | 10.2–75.2 | 41 | 12 | 27 | 19 | 44 | 56 |
White fir | 1894 | 60.2 | 25.4–152.7 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 27 | 48 | 52 |
Incense cedar | 790 | 51.6 | 25.4–166.4 | 4 | 10 | 59 | 26 | 47 | 53 |
Ponderosa pine | 4084 | 47.9 | 10.2–178.1 | 6 | 12 | 70 | 12 | 62 | 38 |
Douglas-fir | 1464 | 35.5 | 10.2–126.7 | 26 | 8 | 59 | 7 | 78 | 22 |
Western larch | 391 | 39.2 | 10.2–98.8 | 16 | 9 | 70 | 5 | 86 | 14 |
Sugar pine | 707 | 73.8 | 25.7–188.0 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 38 | 45 | 55 |