From: Evaluating Prescribed Fire Effectiveness Using Permanent Monitoring Plot Data: A Case Study
 | Pre fire | Post-fire years since fire | |
---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | 2 | |
Understory cover (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   Shrub cover | 22.2 (5.3)a | 8.7 (2.8)b | 11.6 (3.7)b |
   QUGA cover | 23.3 (4.6) | 16.3 (4.4) | 19.1 (3.3) |
   Forb cover | 9.3 (2.6) | 7.3 (1.2) | 9.5 (1.8) |
   Perennial graminoid cover | 7.6 (4.4) | 3.6 (2.) | 3.2 (2.0) |
   Total understory vegetation cover | 63.1 (8.4)a | 34.8 (5.2)b | 44.5 (4.5)b |
Overstory and midstory | Â | Â | Â |
   PIPO overstory basal area (m2 ha−1) | 24.6 (2.8) | 24.5 (2.8) | 23.7 (3.1) |
   PIPO midstory basal area (m2 ha−1) | 1.4 (0.4) | 0.6 (0.3) | 0.7 (0.3) |
   QUGA overstory density (trees ha−1) | 17.3 (15.4) | 10.0 (10.0) | 10.0 (10.0) |
   QUGA midstory density (trees ha−1) | 396.4 (198.4)a | 20.9 (11.8)b | 32.7 (20.1)b |