Table 1 Anatomical indicators present (%) on annual ring of fire years for redwoods in two old-growth forests at Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve (MW) and Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve (LH). Analysis includes lower-trunk cores with crossdated fire years. Indicator tallied for trees if present on at least one core. If at least one indicator is present, it is tallied for “any indicator” category. IADF means intra-annual density fluctuation.
From: Tree-Ring Indicators of Fire in Two Old-Growth Coast Redwood Forests
Gorda-Rat Fire Jul 1985 — LH | Kirk Complex Fire Sep 1999 — LH | Orr Fire Jun 2008 — MW | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anatomical indicators | Cores | Trees | Cores | Trees | Cores | Trees |
Any indicator (%) | 87.5 | 100 | 22.9 | 50.0 | 26.4 | 48.4 |
IADF (%) | 37.5 | 59.1 | 15.7 | 31.8 | 17.9 | 35.5 |
Faint latewood (%) | 65.6 | 81.8 | 7.1 | 18.2 | 7.5 | 16.1 |
Resin (%) | 3.1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 9.7 |
Scar (%) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 3.2 |
n = 64 cores, 22 trees | n = 70 cores, 22 trees | n = 106 cores, 31 trees | ||||