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Table 5 Full regression model coefficients by species to predict probability of dead cambium from bark char codes. Species are arranged in ascending order of bark thickness using bark thickness equations in FFE-FVS. N.S. indicates regression coefficient is not significant; all other coefficients are significant (p-value < 0.05). Empirical standard error estimates are in parentheses.

From: Using Bark Char Codes to Predict Post-fire Cambium Mortality

Species

Regression coefficients

Unburned

Light

Moderate

Deep

dbh (cm)

Fire typeb

Lodgepole pine

−2.9241 (0.22)

3.0063 (0.16)

5.8827 (0.17)

7.6328 (0.27)

−0.0214 (0.01)

−0.3605 (0.07)

Whitebark pinea

−2.5654 (0.36)

2.8636 (0.49)

4.1890 (0.50)

N/A

N.S.

—

Western white pinea

−1.6112 (0.70)

2.4877 (0.53)

4.2776 (0.50)

N/A

−0.0299 (0.12)

—

Western redcedar

−1.5430 (1.38)

3.6535 (1.18)

5.7411 (1.27)

6.7834 (1.74)

−0.0569 (0.03)

—

Engelmann spruce

−3.6534 (0.47)

3.2280 (0.52)

5.0967 (0.51)

6.4749 (0.54)

N.S.

N.S.

Western hemlocka

0.2731 (0.50)

2.1288 (0.33)

4.2023 (0.34)

N/A

−0.0645 (0.01)

—

Subalpine fir

−2.7920 (0.20)

3.7472 (0.30)

4.9345 (0.30)

5.8406 (0.35)

N.S.

−0.5522 (0.11)

White fir

−1.3171 (0.16)

0.7437 (0.17)

1.5257 (0.15)

3.2526 (0.16)

−0.0071 (0.01)

—

Incense cedar

−2.2271 (0.28)

1.2907 (0.29)

2.2325 (0.27)

3.4036 (0.29)

N.S.

—

Ponderosa pine

−3.8583 (0.31)

1.6447 (0.31)

2.5123 (0.31)

4.1280 (0.32)

0.0027 (0.01)

−11.520 (0.05)

Douglas-fir

−3.3762 (0.24)

1.1384 (0.24)

2.5326 (0.21)

4.1168 (0.24)

−0.0069 (0.01)

−0.4412 (0.05)

Western larch

−2.2604 (0.60)

1.8632 (0.53)

3.0776 (0.57)

4.0688 (0.64)

−0.0691 (0.01)

—

Sugar pine

−2.2186 (0.38)

1.5593 (0.38)

2.9937 (0.36)

3.8950 (0.36)

−0.0083 (0.01)

—

  1. a N/A: not applicable. All deep bark char samples had dead cambium and therefore could not be included in the regression analysis.
  2. b Class levels for fire type: prescribed fire = 1; wildfire = −1. Dash (—) indicates data were insufficient to include fire type in model.