Table 1 Sample site name, number of samples in parentheses, forest type, site elevation, aspect, sample size area, time period over which fire interval was calculated, C1 and C10 fire return intervals. Forest type abbreviations are bristlecone pine (PILO), lodgepole pine (PICO), foxtail pine (PIBA) and Jeffrey pine (PIJE). C1 is calculated from all scars at a site after two trees are scarred. C10 is the fire return interval calculated from events that scar two or more trees or 10% of the samples.
Site name | Forest type | Elevation (m) | Aspect | Sample area (ha) | Period of F.I. analysis | C1 F.I. | C10 F.I. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bristlecone (10) | PILO | 3107–3181 | NW | 28 | 1460–1871 | 45.7 | NA |
Rock Creek (10) | PICO | 3044–3077 | SE | 18 | 1676–2006 | 18.6 | 19.0 |
Cottonwood Mdw (14) | PICO/PIBA | 3021–3074 | SE | 44 | 1490–2008 | 27.2 | 38.7 |
Onion Valley (13) | PIBA | 2884–2975 | NW | 18 | 1578–2008 | 13.4 | 27.8 |
Loggers Flat (12) | PIJE | 2805–2917 | E | 45 | 1687–2006 | 8.0 | 15.9 |
Whitney Portal (10) | PIJE | 2539–2598 | SE | 25 | 1739–2008 | 16.7 | 29.3 |
Bridgeport (21) | PIJE | 2420–2600 | E | 20 | 1663–2004 | 6.8 | 11.7 |
Bald Mtn (5) | PIJE | 2438–2446 | NW | 15 | 1816–1990 | 16.9 | 18.0 |
Green Cr. (10) | PIJE | 2427–2445 | NW | 24 | 1756–2008 | 16.7 | 20.2 |
Rust Ridge (9) | PIJE | 2381–2433 | NW | 19 | 1634–2008 | 10.6 | 36.0 |
395 (14) | PIJE | 2331–2449 | NE | 22 | 1770–1985 | 4.8 | 8.9 |
Lookout Mtn (8) | PIJE | 2320–2344 | NW | 15 | 1791–2006 | 6.5 | 12.6 |
Sparkplug (8) | PIJE | 2104–2253 | W | 18 | 1716–2008 | 11.7 | 31.4 |
Sierraville (20) | PIJE | 1730–1800 | N | 40 | 1616–2003 | 8.2 | 17.8 |