Research Article

Effects of Soil Temperature during Fire on Seed Survival in Florida Sand Pine Scrub

Table 1

Weather conditions and fire characteristics for Florida sand pine scrub fires at Ocala National Forest and Archbold Biological Station during May 1993.

OcalaArchbold

Date of fireMay 10, 1993May 25, 1993
Time of measurements1150–12051259–1305
Air temperature28 29
Relative humidity46%52%
Wind speed0.89 m/s0.54 m/s
Wind directionSESE
Flame length3–5 m6–15 m
Rate of spread12 m/min12 m/min