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Table 2 Median and total area burned for each area of interest (AOI). Medians for areas, in hectares, that have no superscripts a to d in common represent significantly different groups (Mann-Whitney U test, P < 0.05). WCA: Water Conservation Area. NESRS: Northeast Shark River Slough. NRG: Northern Rocky Glades. WPMP: Western Perrine Marl Prairie.

From: Wetland Fire Scar Monitoring and Analysis Using Archival Landsat Data for the Everglades

AOI

Number of fires over 1.6 ha

Area burned in 5 years (ha)

Median

Total

WCA1

12

190.5a,b,c

7 919

WCA2A

17

62.7b,e

21 145

WCA2B

5

533.3a,b,c

11 160

WCA3AN

27

460.6c

43 773

WCA3AS

27

207.4a,b,c

10 551

WCA3B

19

486.7a,b,c

28 915

NESRS

12

56.9d

2 234

NRG

22

29.7e

1 973

WPMP

13

80.9d

3 817