Table 2 Number of spatially explicit polygons for each combination of fire return interval and fire season sequence for the case study investigating contemporary fire regimes in southwestern Australia. Polygons <100 ha have been omitted. For fire season sequences: where a pattern begins with WF, this indicates the most recent fire was a wildfire; where a pattern begins with SP, this indicates the most recent fire was a prescribed burn in spring. Types/seasons written after the + sign indicate the other types of fires experienced historically. WF = wildfire, SP = spring prescribed burn, AU = autumn prescribed burn.
From: Using Fire History Data to Map Temporal Sequences of Fire Return Intervals and Seasons
Pattern of fire season sequence | Pattern of fire interval sequence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Short-short | Mixed-moderate | Long-long | 30-year interval | Total | |
WF+SP | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
WF+AU | - | 6 | - | - | 6 |
WF+AU+SP | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
SP+WF | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
SP only | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
SP + mix* | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
SP+AU | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Total | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 25 |