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Table 2 Burn severity by fire year and forest stand type, with the area (ha) and percent (%) of each burn severity class for the Juniper Prairie Wilderness, Florida, USA.

From: Comparison of Burn Severities of Consecutive Large-Scale Fires in Florida Sand Pine Scrub Using Satellite Imagery Analysis

Stand

Unit

Unburned

Low

Moderate

High

Total burned

Total ha

 

2006 fire

Longleaf pine

ha

30.7

214.4

108.9

3.3

326.7

357.4

%

8.6

65.6

33.3

1.0

91.4

 

Damaged sand pine

ha

224.3

188.6

583.3

518.8

1290.7

1515.0

%

14.8

14.6

45.2

40.2

85.2

 

Mature sand pine

ha

79.4

103.9

176.7

91.7

372.3

451.7

%

17.6

27.9

47.4

24.6

82.4

 

Sapling sand pine

ha

103.1

160.6

392.1

819.6

1372.3

1475.4

%

7.0

11.7

28.6

59.7

93.0

 

Slash pine

ha

42.6

154.1

88.0

35.2

277.4

319.9

%

13.3

55.6

31.7

12.7

86.7

 

Sweet bay

ha

537.8

304.2

102.9

45.2

452.3

990.1

%

54.3

67.3

22.8

10.0

45.7

 

2009 fire

Longleaf pine

ha

145.5

174.3

34.3

3.3

211.9

357.4

%

40.7

82.3

16.2

1.6

59.3

 

Damaged sand pine

ha

1113.2

227.7

119.2

54.9

401.8

1515.0

%

73.5

56.7

29.7

13.7

26.5

 

Mature sand pine

ha

159.1

155.3

125.0

12.3

292.6

451.7

%

35.2

53.1

42.7

4.2

64.8

 

Sapling sand pine

ha

668.3

351.1

313.9

142.1

807.1

1475.4

%

45.3

43.5

38.9

17.6

54.7

 

Slash pine

ha

40.9

106.3

84.8

87.9

279.0

319.9

%

12.8

38.1

30.4

31.5

87.2

 

Sweet bay

ha

701.5

141.1

86.0

61.5

288.6

990.1

%

70.8

48.9

29.8

21.3

29.2

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