Table 5 Pre- and post-treatment average (standard error) surface and ground fuel loads for the five forest-treatment combinations. Number of plots for each forest-treatment combination is noted in the table. SN, short-needle; LN, long-needle; RF, red fir; MT, mechanical treatment; PF, prescribed fire.

SN-MT

Pre

58.3 (22.4)

39.7 (4.0)

1.1 (0.2)

2.5 (1.6)^b

3.4 (2.2)

33.6 (40.4)^a

18.3 (9.1)

n = 11

Post

56.0 (13.5)

67.3 (2.2)

1.6 (0.3)

4.7 (1.3)^b

6.5 (2.2)

47.1 (0.2)^a

18.3 (2.7)

LN-MT

Pre

121.1 (15.7)

185.2 (2.7)

0.2 (0.2)

2.9 (1.1)^a

3.6 (1.6)^a

42.6 (29.1)

15.2 (6.1)

n = 18

Post

103.1 (11.2)

141.2 (17.9)

0.7 (0.2)

7.4 (1.1)^a

10.3 (1.8)^a

17.9 (0.2)

21.3 (2.1)

RF-MT

Pre

87.4 (26.9)

26.2 (4.7)

1.3 (0.4)

5.6 (2.0)

4.7 (2.5)

42.6 (49.3)

15.2 (9.1)

n = 11

Post

89.7 (15.7)

25.1 (2.5)

1.8 (0.4)

6.5 (1.3)

5.4 (2.5)

24.7 (0.4)

12.2 (2.7)

SN-PF

Pre

130.0 (13.5)^a

116.3 (2.5)^a

1.3 (0.2)^a

9.0 (1.1)^a

9.6(1.3)

98.6 (26.9)^a

18.3 (6.1)^a

n = 12

Post

44.8 (11.2)^a

9.6 (2.0)^a

0.2 (0.2)^a

2.5 (1.1)^a

4.9(2.0)

4.5 (0.2)^a

9.1 (2.4)^a

LN-PF

Pre

94.2 (9.0)^a

133.2 (1.8)^a

0.7 (0.1)

3.6 (0.7)^b

3.8 (0.9)

29.1 (17.9)

24.4 (3.0)^a

n = 30

Post

40.4 (9.0)^a

14.6 (1.3)^a

0.2 (0.2)

1.8 (0.7)^b

3.4 (1.3)

15.7 (0.2)

6.1 (1.5)^a