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Fire Mortality Study of South Florida Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii var. densa).
Menges, E.S. and M.A. Deyrup. 2001. Postfire survival in south Florida slash pine: interacting effects of fire intensity, vegetation, burn size, and bark beetles. International Journal of Wildland Fire 10:53-63. 

Metadata

We collected data on pines before, during, and after fires at Archbold Biological Station occurring between 1989 and 1993. Only sites with 150 or more individuals were sampled. Prior fire histories of the stands varied widely. Prefire data were generally taken within 2 months of the burn. Fire intensity data were taken during the fire (peak temperatures with temperature-sensitive paints) or one month postfire. We visited trees 4 months postfire to record beetle data. Subsequent visits were made 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 years postfire for some burns, but survival to 1 year was used in analyses. Please see Menges and Deyrup (2001) for more details.

This dataset includes 57 variables: stand level means and data (n=24 fires). Other analyses mentioned in the paper were done within burns at the individual tree level (these data not presented here). 

Variable Name--  Meaning

  1. Year-- year of burn
  2. alive--12 % surviving at one year postfire (the main dependent variable)
  3. num-- Archbold burn number
  4. month-- month
  5. size-- burn area in hectares
  6. drought-- Ketch Byram drought index
  7. numal12-- number of trees alive at one year postfire
  8. meanlit-- mean litter depth (cm) prefire
  9. meandbh-- mean diameter at breast height (cm) prefire
  10. meanht-- mean height (m) measured with clinometer for large trees, prefire
  11. mnhtlwbr-- mean height of lowest branch (m), prefire
  12. mnveght-- mean vegetation height (m) around trees, prefire
  13. mnscorch-- mean height of stem char (m) at one month postfire
  14. mnpergr-- mean % of canopy green (nearest 10%, at one month postfire)
  15. mntemp-- mean peak fire temperature (degrees C) for subsample of trees
  16. perrsh-- % of trees in vegetation type RSh (sandhill hickory phase)
  17. persf--  % of trees in vegetation type SF (scrubby flatwoods)
  18. perfl-- % of trees in vegetation type FL (flatwoods)
  19. perpond-- % of trees in vegetation type seasonal pond
  20. perswale-- % of trees in vegetation type SW (swale)
  21. perrst-- % of trees in vegetation type RSt (sandhill turkey oak phase)
  22. perssr-- % of trees in vegetation type SSr (rosemary scrub)
  23. dvasp-- % of trees with dominant species Andropogon spp.
  24. dvpa-- % of trees with dominant species Panicum abscisum
  25. dvlfer-- % of trees with dominant species Lyonia ferruginea
  26. dvlfru-- % of trees with dominant species L. fruticosa
  27. dvlluc-- % of trees with dominant species L. lucida
  28. dvqc-- % of trees with dominant species Q. chapmanii
  29. dvqg-- % of trees with dominant species Quercus geminata
  30. dvqi-- % of trees with dominant species Q. inopina
  31. dvqm-- % of trees with dominant species Q. myrtifolia
  32. dvse-- % of trees with dominant species Sabal etonia
  33. dvsr-- % of trees with dominant species Serenoa repens
  34. dvas-- % of trees with dominant species Aristida beyrichiana
  35. dvhe-- % of trees with dominant species Hypericum edisonianum
  36. dvig-- % of trees with dominant species Ilex glabra
  37. dvcf-- % of trees with dominant species Carya floridana
  38. dvother-- % of trees with dominant species (any other species)
  39. pergrz-- % of trees with zero green needles one month postfire
  40. palmzero-- % of trees with no nearby palmetto leaf consumption
  41. palmtwo-- % of trees with complete nearby palmetto leaf comsumption
  42. nobeet-- % of trees with no beetle attack
  43. ips-- % of trees with Ips beetle attack
  44. mel-- % of trees with Melanophila beetle attack
  45. platy-- % of trees with Platypus beetle attack
  46. amb-- % of trees with Ambrosia beetle attack
  47. long-- % of trees with longhorn beetle attack
  48. al12ge2m-- % of trees >2m tall surviving at one year postfire
  49. alive18-- % trees alive 18 months postfire
  50. alive24-- % trees alive 2 years postfire
  51. twigzero-- % trees with no nearby shrub twig consumption
  52. mnprscor-- Mean % of trunk charred
  53. totscor-- % trees with entire trunk charred
  54. scorgt7-- Mean % of trunk charred for trees > 7 m tall
  55. twiggtz-- Mean stem twig diameter for cases with some twig comsumption
  56. prevburn-- Was there a record of prior burn (1967-) before this burn?
  57. Season-- season of burn

Pinus elliottii data.

wrd
YEAR ALIVE12 NUM MONTH SIZE DROUGHT NUMAL12 MEANLIT MEANDBH MEANHT MNHTLWBR MNVEGHT MNSCORCH MNPERGR MNTEMP PERRSH PERSF PERFL PERPOND PERSWALE PERRST PERSSR DVASP DVPA DVLFER DVLFRU DVLLUC DVQC DVQG DVQI DVQM DVSE DVSR DVAS DVHE DVIG DVCF DVOTHER PERGRZ PALMZERO PALMTWO NOBEET IPS MEL PLATY AMB LONG AL12GE2M ALIVE18 ALIVE24 TWIGZERO MNPRSCOR TOTSCOR SCORGT7 TWIGGTZ PREVBURN SEASON
89.00 59.3 3.00 5.00 140.00 532.00 410.00 16.00 13.40 7.50 5.10 10.70 74.60 9.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 1.00 .20 2.00 3.90 .70 5.90 2.20 .70 7.80 70.50 11.50 8.30 1.00 .00 .00 59.30 .00 64.40 34.80 9.50 2.10 1.00 2
90.00 61.2 1.00 3.00 57.00 538.00 309.00 16.10 7.50 3.70 5.30 1.60 9.40 52.10 36.90 .00 .00 .00 8.40 22.30 .60 3.90 15.90 1.60 12.60 5.20 1.30 6.50 55.00 16.80 12.00 6.80 .00 .00 61.20 2.30 62.60 17.20 5.90 3.10 1.00 1
90.00 27.8 2.00 3.00 54.60 552.00 198.00 16.30 8.20 5.90 20.10 33.80 30.80 35.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 51.50 .00 86.90 52.70 47.30 17.80 .00 .00 .00 27.80 26.50 26.50 29.10 72.20 46.00 7.60 3.60 .00 1
90.00 100.0 5.00 10.00 6.30 611.00 135.00 17.30 10.50 6.00 4.80 56.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 100.00 .00 .00 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 99.90 22.20 .00 75.00 99.30 .70 .00 .00 .00 .00 100.00 100.00 99.30 35.60 45.90 .00 4.90 2.90 1.00 4
90.00 9.1 7.00 10.00 2.30 615.00 186.00 17.70 10.90 5.30 4.20 23.70 1.10 69.90 25.80 3.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 32.60 .00 .00 1.40 .70 35.40 .70 34.70 3.50 8.30 .00 .00 .00 .00 6.30 53.80 5.40 45.90 46.50 23.80 .00 17.30 .00 .00 9.10 8.60 8.60 41.40 41.80 2.70 4.60 3.50 .00 4
90.00 6.5 9.00 11.00 3.50 656.00 186.00 8.80 23.60 12.70 5.50 6.50 19.00 489.00 3.20 20.40 56.50 19.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 3.20 .50 1.60 2.20 2.70 17.80 .50 48.10 3.80 22.20 .00 .50 .00 3.20 4.90 60.20 .00 82.10 58.10 21.50 .50 15.50 .00 .00 6.50 5.90 5.90 31.60 54.60 6.50 7.10 3.70 .00 4
90.00 91.1 10.00 11.00 .80 658.00 158.00 6.90 14.70 9.20 4.70 .80 2.80 40.60 403.00 .00 .00 24.10 75.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 68.80 .00 1.90 5.70 1.30 1.90 .60 .60 .60 10.80 .00 7.00 12.10 .00 1.90 20.90 .00 68.00 98.70 1.30 .00 .00 .00 .00 91.10 91.10 91.10 38.60 32.50 1.90 2.90 2.60 1.00 4
91.00 49.6 1.00 4.00 5.00 495.00 137.00 6.60 22.70 10.70 4.40 2.10 5.00 48.20 495.00 21.90 48.90 29.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 2.20 7.30 1.50 10.90 5.10 21.20 32.80 29.20 21.20 27.70 .00 .00 .00 1.50 5.10 29.20 .00 70.80 49.60 42.80 5.80 13.10 5.80 2.90 49.60 48.20 47.40 27.70 49.60 14.80 5.40 3.20 .00 2
91.00 40.7 2.00 5.00 23.50 575.00 145.00 5.00 22.30 12.00 5.80 7.40 26.70 546.00 100.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 6.90 .00 .00 17.20 59.30 .00 67.60 31.70 17.20 3.40 .00 .00 29.00 20.00 33.10 .00 77.90 43.40 43.70 10.40 2.80 26.90 3.50 40.70 37.20 36.60 13.80 63.00 19.90 7.70 3.30 .00 2
91.00 45.1 4.00 7.00 10.20 277.00 142.00 7.70 18.50 10.10 5.20 1.60 5.10 18.80 466.00 .00 52.10 47.90 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 5.60 2.80 6.30 3.50 25.40 14.10 18.30 27.50 50.00 9.90 .00 1.40 .70 3.50 55.60 .70 77.80 53.50 35.90 4.20 .00 14.10 7.00 45.10 35.90 28.20 57.90 18.40 5.90 3.80 .00 3
91.00 39.6 6.00 10.00 5.60 542.00 197.00 13.30 20.20 10.60 4.90 2.00 3.00 51.70 .00 48.20 .00 51.80 .00 .00 .00 14.40 .50 .00 .00 4.10 .00 21.50 2.60 52.80 1.50 18.50 .00 11.30 .00 1.00 17.90 21.40 9.30 48.00 79.20 10.20 .00 5.60 2.50 1.50 39.60 33.80 67.70 27.10 2.60 3.70 2.90 .00 4
92.00 74.8 2.00 2.00 4.00 556.00 139.00 6.00 20.50 9.50 4.10 2.10 2.30 75.80 261.00 1.40 69.80 .00 28.80 .00 .00 .00 7.20 7.20 .00 .00 5.00 3.60 38.80 2.20 30.20 6.50 9.40 .00 .00 .00 .70 3.60 12.30 21.50 35.50 83.50 12.90 .00 6.40 3.60 1.40 74.80 70.50 55.10 25.10 .70 2.70 2.80 .00 1
92.00 93.0 4.00 2.00 1.50 561.00 199.00 4.60 21.60 13.70 7.40 3.90 2.80 66.70 296.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 100.00 .00 .00 .00 3.00 .00 .00 .50 14.70 .00 37.60 3.60 .50 .00 .00 .00 31.00 8.60 14.60 13.30 52.30 94.00 2.00 .00 .00 .00 4.50 93.00 92.50 46.60 22.10 .50 2.80 2.80 .00 1
92.00 94.3 5.00 2.00 22.80 561.00 87.00 4.40 21.40 7.60 2.60 1.60 2.80 53.90 48.30 42.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 9.20 5.70 .00 .00 1.10 .00 14.90 31.00 24.10 4.60 39.10 24.10 2.30 .00 1.10 .00 33.30 15.50 5.10 76.90 92.90 5.90 .00 .00 3.50 .00 94.30 90.70 27.50 36.40 2.30 3.70 3.00 .00 1
92.00 29.1 7.00 5.00 4.30 454.00 141.00 7.70 15.00 9.50 4.10 2.70 5.20 24.00 437.00 100.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 1.40 .00 .00 5.70 30.70 .00 20.70 9.30 1.40 .00 .00 .00 17.90 12.90 50.40 .00 80.10 39.00 23.30 21.30 9.20 7.70 16.80 29.10 32.90 61.00 30.00 6.40 2.70 .00 2
92.00 29.0 9.00 5.00 11.80 376.00 145.00 17.20 24.50 14.20 6.10 1.50 5.60 43.50 412.00 2.80 27.60 69.70 .00 .00 .00 .00 5.60 8.30 .00 .70 6.90 .70 13.90 6.30 31.30 .70 23.60 .00 .00 .70 1.40 4.20 22.90 .00 91.70 61.80 11.90 12.10 2.10 7.70 6.20 29.00 16.90 45.90 10.40 6.10 2.80 .00 2
92.00 52.2 10.00 7.00 3.20 184.00 182.00 17.60 7.20 4.70 9.90 2.30 49.60 .00 4.90 59.90 35.20 .00 .00 .00 7.10 31.90 .00 7.10 1.60 .50 2.20 2.70 3.30 4.40 24.70 7.10 .00 33.50 .00 7.10 27.30 .90 46.40 68.60 19.40 4.20 .80 9.30 2.70 47.80 44.60 43.50 10.00 3.60 2.50 .00 3
92.00 79.7 11.00 7.00 11.10 302.00 177.00 1.20 15.70 5.50 3.10 .70 1.50 55.10 280.00 .00 .00 88.70 11.30 .00 .00 .00 15.80 13.60 .00 .00 1.10 .00 2.30 .00 .60 1.10 65.50 28.20 1.70 .00 .00 7.30 16.50 .70 45.70 88.40 2.40 .00 .00 .60 7.30 79.70 89.20 27.40 4.60 2.60 1.80 1.00 3
92.00 37.6 12.00 7.00 8.60 334.00 189.00 5.60 15.20 6.00 1.90 .90 3.60 18.30 413.00 .00 3.70 67.70 28.60 .00 .00 .00 7.40 10.10 .00 .00 1.10 .00 1.10 1.60 .00 .00 63.00 3.70 1.60 2.60 .00 7.90 51.90 .00 86.60 48.70 27.00 8.80 9.80 15.60 25.90 37.60 37.60 69.50 39.20 5.10 3.20 .00 3
92.00 10.7 15.00 12.00 6.00 329.00 121.00 8.90 24.30 11.80 5.10 2.40 6.20 12.20 .00 82.40 17.60 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .80 .00 .80 1.70 5.00 12.40 12.40 14.90 .80 21.50 .00 .00 .00 6.60 3.30 74.40 2.60 92.10 35.00 34.00 .80 39.10 17.30 14.80 10.70 10.40 57.30 11.60 6.60 3.50 .00 4
92.00 13.3 16.00 12.00 12.00 349.00 181.00 9.20 24.80 13.20 5.70 2.80 7.00 19.90 352.00 41.30 22.90 18.40 17.30 .00 .00 .00 2.20 5.50 2.20 .00 2.20 5.50 26.00 4.40 32.00 5.50 7.20 .00 .00 .00 7.70 12.70 68.50 1.70 89.20 88.00 8.20 .00 2.90 1.50 1.00 13.30 17.60 55.30 11.60 7.30 3.10 .00 4
93.00 75.4 1.00 1.00 7.80 234.00 203.00 4.50 9.60 2.40 .90 .80 1.00 16.50 327.00 .00 .00 24.10 75.90 .00 .00 .00 26.70 54.50 26.70 1.00 2.00 .00 .50 .50 .00 .00 20.80 4.00 46.50 5.00 .00 7.40 53.00 13.80 44.60 91.20 2.00 .00 .00 .00 2.90 75.40 12.20 57.20 23.90 3.90 2.10 1.00 1
93.00 52.5 3.00 2.00 7.40 300.00 198.00 14.90 15.10 5.50 1.90 1.20 2.40 12.30 410.00 .00 .50 32.30 58.60 .00 7.60 .00 .00 58.10 .00 1.00 2.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 10.10 .00 4.50 4.50 .00 12.10 67.00 .00 96.20 69.20 13.60 .00 1.00 .00 12.00 52.50 34.00 59.80 31.40 3.30 2.80 1.00 1
93.00 .0 4.00 5.00 36.00 546.00 162.00 4.80 19.20 11.10 5.00 2.10 8.10 6.40 500.00 100.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 14.20 29.00 .00 40.10 11.70 .00 15.40 .00 .00 21.60 12.30 76.40 .70 97.30 18.10 54.00 11.60 14.00 23.80 15.30 .00 10.70 77.60 47.80 3.20 .00 2

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