Table 1 California black oak (BO) seedling and sprout clump density after 2000 Storrie Fire and 2012 Chips Fire reburn. Count data collected in 0.004 ha plots (n = 270) expanded to hectare level. Live overstory basal area (BA) summary data for 98 samples taken in conjunction with regeneration counts.
Statistic | Seedlings (ha−1) | Sprout clumps (ha−1) | Overstory BO BA (m2 ha−1) | Overstory conifer BA (m2 ha−1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Storrie Fire (11 and 12 yr post fire) | mean | 53 | 96 | 0.4 | 26.9 |
SD | 75.7 | 137.3 | 1.2 | 20.2 | |
minimum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
maximum | 247 | 429 | 4.6 | 60.4 | |
Chips Fire reburn (3 yr post fire) | mean | 28 | 95 | 0.1 | 21.6 |
SD | 53.5 | 133.4 | 0.5 | 21.7 | |
minimum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
maximum | 195 | 403 | 2.0 | 61.7 |