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Table 3 Maximum temperature (°C), heat duration (s), and heat dosage (°C·s) for plots burned during the summer and fall, respectively, near Terry, Montana, USA, in 2011. There were 9 summer fires and 9 fall fires. Means marked with the same letter are similar (P > 0.05).

From: Fire Effects on Basal Area, Tiller Production, and Mortality of the C4 Bunchgrass, Purple Threeawn

Season of fire

Thermocouple measurement

Max. temperature (°C)

Heat duration (s)

Heat dosage (°C·s)

Summer fire

225a

221a

10 284a

Fall fire

223a

127b

7 505b

SEc1

13

10

761

  1. 1 Standard error of the comparison.