Table 3 Size, perimeter, and shape of fires burning different land cover types. Different letters indicate significant differences (P = 0.05).
From: Fire Regime, Climate, and Vegetation in the Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina
Forest (n = 184) | Shrubland (n = 136) | Grasslands (n = 450) | Cultural (n = 267) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Median | Mean | SD | Median | Mean | SD | Median | Mean | SD | Median | |
Area (ha) | 53.2 | 194.3 | 16.4a | 271.0 | 2403.3 | 18.2ab | 136.1 | 654.5 | 25.2b | 74.8 | 315.4 | 14.9a |
Perimeter (km) | 5.1 | 8.1 | 2.7a | 9.0 | 40.8 | 3.0a | 7.9 | 13.4 | 3.8b | 5.2 | 9.4 | 2.7a |
Perimeter:area | 6.8 | 3.9 | 5.7a | 7.9 | 6.5 | 6.1ab | 8.8 | 7.8 | 6.5b | 7.2 | 5.5 | 5.4a |