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Table 4 Intra-ring position of fire scars for ponderosa pine (PIPO) and other species on DRY plots in this study compared to mixed conifer forests of the Klamath Mountains (Taylor and Skinner 1998, 2003). EW = Earlywood, LW = Latewood, D = Dormant or ring boundary.

From: Human and Climatic Influences on Fire Occurrence in California’s North Coast Range, USA

 

Fire scars

Intra-ring scar position

Site

% EW

% LW

% D

DRY PIPO

    

1700 to 1850

138

41

45

14

1851 to 1900

34

21

62

18

DRY Non PIPO

   

1700 to 1850

62

35

52

13

1851 to 1900

18

0

61

39

KLAMATH PIPO

   

1700 to 1850

282

9

25

66

1851 to 1900

155

6

22

72

KLAMATH Non PIPO

   

1700 to 1850

787

8

19

72

1851 to 1900

424

5

18

77