Table 2 1990–1991 land cover type inventory across the study area and areal percentage of each land cover type involved in the fires in 2004.
From: An estimate of carbon emissions from 2004 wildfires across Alaskan Yukon River Basin
Code | Land Cover type (total area is 502, 451 km2) | Area % | Area involved in the fires (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Water | 0.7 | |
2 | Glacier & Snow | 2.2 | |
3 | Alpine Tundra | 5.2 | 0.01 |
4 | Dwarf Shrub Tundra | 3.6 | 0.06 |
5 | Tussock Sedge/Dwarf Shrub Tundra | 1.1 | 0.81 |
6 | Moist Herbaceous/Shrub Tundra | 1.6 | 0.36 |
8 | Low Shrub/Lichen Tundra | 1.4 | 0.05 |
10 | Tall Shrub | 5.7 | 6.78 |
12 | Closed Mixed Forest | 0.1 | 1.26 |
14 | Spruce Woodland/Shrub | 3.9 | 8.80 |
15 | Open Spruce/Shrub/Bog Mosaic | 26.7 | 15.87 |
16 | Spruce Broadleaf Forest | 13.2 | 17.75 |
17 | Open & Closed Spruce Forest | 11.6 | 13.32 |
18 | Mixed Spruce Forest Mosaic | 10.2 | 6.56 |
19 | Closed Spruce and Hemlock Forest | 0.1 | 0.06 |
20/21 | 1990/1991 Firescars | 3 | 1.28 |
23 | Tall and Low Shrub | 9.6 | 26.96 |