Table 4 Fire return interval by time period where C01 includes all fire scares and C10 represents fires that burned two or more trees and 10% of the sample. Means followed by the same letter are significantly different (p < 0.05)
Composite | Period | Intervals (count) | Mean (years) | Median (years) | Range (years) | Fire scars (count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C01 | 1700 to 1859 | 82 | 2.9a | 1.0 | 1–8 | 183 |
1860 to 1923 | 37 | 1.7b | 1.0 | 1–6 | 88 | |
1924 to 2006 | 16 | 4.7ab | 4.5 | 1–10 | 22 | |
C10 | 1700 to 1859 | 16 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 1–32 | 82 |
1860 to 1923 | 3 | 15.7 | 6.0 | 1–40 | 24 | |
1924 to 2006 | 2 | 38.5 | — | — | 7 |