Table 3 Fire scar history data at the site and landscape scale for the Wichita Mountains. Data are stratified by time periods associated with cultural changes. Data for fire intervals on individual trees are not shown in this table, but can be viewed in Figure 5 or Stambaugh et al. 2014 a.

Spatial extent (km²⁾

∼1

∼1

∼1

∼1

∼100

All years

Time period

1720 to 2010

1712 to 2005

1746 to 2009

1637 to 2010

1637 to 2010

Trees (n)

46

54

46

43

189

Fire intervals (n)

34

59

34

34

112

Mean fire interval (yr)

7.94

4.73

7.09

7.82

2.63

Fire interval range (yr)

1 to 27

1 to 19

1 to 26

1 to 66

1 to 12

Median interval (yr)

6.14

3.77

5.53

4.49

na

Mean trees scarred (%)

10.31

5.88

11.77

9.22

37.22^a

Range trees scarred (%)

2 to 29

2 to 36

2 to 60

3 to 50

25 to 100^a

Fire scars (n)

105

122

102

91

420

Dormant season fires (%)

88

78

80

97

86

Growing season fires (%)

0

2

6

2

3

Undetermined (%)

12

20

14

1

12

Prior to Euro-American settlement period (before 1850)

Time period

1727 to 1850

1712 to 1850

1746 to 1850

1637 to 1850

1637 to 1850

Trees (n)

31

38

33

31

133

Fire intervals (n)

12

20

13

11

42

Mean fire interval (yr)

8.83

6.25

6.46

12.27

3.21

Fire interval range (yr)

2 to 25

1 to 19

1 to 17

3 to 53

1 to 10

Median interval (yr)

6.7

5.53

5.42

9.45

2.87

Mean trees scarred (%)

11.7

9.2

19.64

12.56

36.43^a

Range trees scarred (%)

3 to 29

3 to 36

3 to 60

3 to 33

25 to 100^a

Fire scars (n)

24

49

53

29

155

Dormant season fires (%)

92

69

81

100

86

Growing season fires (%)

0

2

0

0

1

Undetermined (%)

8

29

19

0

14

Conflict and settlement period (1850 to 1901)

Time period

1850 to 1901

1850 to 1901

1850 to 1901

1850 to 1901

1850 to 1901

Trees (n)

46

53

34

36

169

Fire intervals (n)

11

19

13

18

38

Mean fire interval (yr)

3.55

2.42

3.23

2.72

1.29

Fire interval range (yr)

1 to 8

1 to 7

1 to 8

1 to 7

1 to 3

Median interval (yr)

3.35

na

2.99

2.42

na

Mean trees scarred (%)

8.58

4.65

5.23

7.26

41.67^a

Range trees scarred (%)

3 to 19

2 to 10

3 to 12

3 to 32

25 to 100^a

Fire scars (n)

33

38

26

45

142

Dormant season fires (%)

85

84

77

93

85

Growing season fires (%)

0

3

15

4

6

Undetermined (%)

15

13

8

2

10

Public ownership (1901 to 2010)

Time period

1901 to 2010

1901 to 2005

1901 to 2009

1901 to 2010

1901 to 2010

Trees (n)

46

54

46

43

189

Fire intervals (n)

9

18

6

4

31

Mean fire interval (yr)

10.67

5.22

16.67

19.25

3.42

Fire interval range (yr)

1 to 27

1 to 19

7 to 26

2 to 66

1 to 12

Median interval (yr)

8.85

4.04

16.33

8.70

2.89

Mean trees scarred (%)

11

3.68

9

10.4

32.28^a

Range trees scarred (%)

2 to 11

2 to 10

2 to 23

3 to 17

25 to 75^a

Fire scars (n)

52

35

23

20

130

Dormant season fires (%)

88

83

83

95

87

Growing season fires (%)

0

3

9

5

4

Undetermined (%)

12

14

9

0

9