Table 2 Weighted averages of forest characteristics and fuel loads in the Nilgiri (1996 to 2005) and Sathyamangalam (1997 to 2012) landscapes.
Landscape | ||
|---|---|---|
Nilgiri | Sathyamangalam | |
Tree species richness (no. per 0.5 ha) | 18.4 | 13.6 |
Trees >10 cm dbh (ha−1) | 280.0 | 147.0 |
Basal area (m2 ha−1) | 19.0 | 8.5 |
1 hr fuels (Mg ha−1) | 1.3 | 0.7 |
10 hr fuels (Mg ha−1) | 1.0 | 1.9 |
100 hr fuels (Mg ha−1) | 2.9 | 8.6 |
1000 hr fuels (Mg ha−1) | 12.5 | 5.2 |
Total fuels (Mg ha−1) | 17.7 | 16.3 |