Table 2 Mean fuel loads (Mg ha⁻¹ and SD in parentheses) on measured plots and as modeled by LANDFIRE-FCCS and LANDFIRE-FLM. Asterisks indicate statistically significant difference relative to measured loading data at the P < 0.05 significance level.

Duff

10.55 (10.20)

31.89 (17.80)*

7.76 (12.19)

Litter

5.86 (4.13)

4.199 (1.37)*

3.66 (3.40)*

1 h

0.65 (0.47)

0.81 (0.46)

0.50 (0.32)*

10 h

2.57 (2.19)

1.85 (1.11)*

1.65 (1.13)*

100 h

4.98 (5.20)

2.47 (3.41)*

1.94 (1.66)*

CWD

20.087 (23.33)

18.45 (16.38)

2.75 (4.04)*

Herb

0.46 (0.28)

0.68 (0.76)*

0.73 (0.76)*

Shrub

1.179 (3.08)

1.36 (1.51)

3.65 (10.60)

Total fuel

46.26 (32.49)

61.63 (34.81)*

22.64 (21.16)*