Tree Mortality following Prescribed Fire and a Storm Surge Event in Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii var. densa) Forests in the Florida Keys, USA
Table 1
Experimental plots within six blocks with the burn dates, mean ground elevation (m; NAVD-1988), number of live trees, mean DBH (cm), char height (m), percent crown scorch (%), and years when post-fire status (live and dead) of trees was recorded. Each block had one of two characteristic understory types: open (O), and shrubby (S). The three treatments were control (C), summer (S), and winter (W). NB: not burned. In 2008, 3 years after Hurricane Wilma, status of tree was recorded and dbh was measured in all 18 plots.
