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. 2012 Oct 5;7(10):e41864. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041864

Table 3. Percentage rates of collapse of large cavity trees by fire category adjusted (standardized) for the duration of each period.

Time Period
Fire Severity 1997–2006 2006–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011
No Fire 0.64 (63/1129) 6.78 (110/579) 3.62 (17/469) 3.76 (17/452)
Moderate 25.54 (155/264) 0.92 (1/109) 1.85 (2/108)
Severe 12.97 (76/223) 2.72 (4/147) 0.00 (0/143)

Values in parentheses are the numbers of collapsed large cavity trees over the total measured trees for each time period. The first measurement in the 2009–2010 period was in April 2009, two months after the 2009 wildfire. The standardized collapse rate, Inline graphic, was calculated via Inline graphic where Inline graphic is the fraction of trees experiencing collapse during a time period of length Inline graphic.