Fire Ecology

Table 1 Description of the lenga beech forest study sites in Andean Patagonia, Argentina, including location, physiographic characteristics, area burned, and dates of fire occurrence.

From: Fire Emissions and Carbon Uptake in Severely Burned Lenga Beech (Nothofagus pumilio) Forests of Patagonia, Argentina

Study site	Location	Elevation (masl)	Aspect	Slope (%)	Area burned (ha)	Fire date	Years since fire
La Colisión	42° 57′ S, 71° 30′ W	990	181° S	11	262.5	24 Feb 2008	5
La Torta	42° 51′ S, 71° 33′ W	1140	255° SW	10	400.0	12 Jan 1983	30
Lago Guacho	43° 48′ S, 71° 27′ W	1270	35° NE	12	41.0	1976	37

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