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Table 2 Fire interval statistics for four different spatial scales in the Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park. All intervals were computed for the period 200 to 1700 C.E., except for the CME group scale, which was computed for the period 500 to 1700 C.E. Statistics were computed for fire intervals based on all fire indicators, all fire indicators recorded on two or more trees, fire scars only, and fire scars only and recorded on two or more trees. An additional composite category of all fire indicators as recorded on 25% or more of recording trees was also computed for the grove level of analysis.

From: Multi-Millennial Fire History of the Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, California, USA

Spatial scale Fire scar composite

Approx. area (ha)

No. of trees

  

Fire intervals (yr)

  

Mean

Median

Mode

Max.

Min.

Std. dev.

Single tree — GFV1

0.1

1

      

All indicators

  

15.5

15

16

51

2

9.1

Scars only

  

21.9

17

16

91

4

16.3

Tree Group — CME

1.0

6

      

All indicators

  

7.4

6

1

29

1

6.3

All, ≥2 trees

  

19.9

19

11

59

1

12.2

Scars only

  

13.7

11

9

52

1

10.5

Scars, ≥2 trees

  

27.0

25

25

67

6

14.3

Circle Meadow

70.0

37

      

All indicators

  

3.0

2

1

19

1

2.5

All, ≥2 trees

  

5.6

4

1

29

1

4.9

Scars only

  

4.7

3

1

29

1

4.4

Scars, ≥2 trees

  

9.1

7

2

48

1

8.2

Giant Forest

350.0

52

      

All indicators

  

2.2

1

1

13

1

1.7

All, ≥2 trees

  

3.9

3

1

17

1

3.4

Scars only

  

3.3

2

1

18

1

2.9

Scars, ≥2 trees

  

6.2

5

1

32

1

5.6

All, 25%

  

34.8

30

33

124

1

24.1