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Table 1 CASA annual net primary production (NPP) for the Yellowstone study area by (a) vegetation classes, (b) soil texture classes, and (c) 1988 burned areas.

From: Carbon fluxes in ecosystems of Yellowstone National Park predicted from remote sensing data and simulation modeling

Class Name

Area (m2)

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

Standard Deviation

a. NLCD Vegetation

     

Water

4.08E+08

0

0

0

0

Barren

5.33E+07

2.4

245.9

55.1

43.6

Grassland

1.89E+09

0.0

467.0

143.3

72.5

Evergreen Forest

6.25E+09

1.2

431.5

182.3

50.9

Shrubland

5.90E+09

9.1

481.9

184.5

53.5

Mixed Forest

6.25E+04

233.8

233.8

233.8

0.0

Cultivation

1.33E+07

70.9

477.6

245.3

69.3

Wooded Grassland

9.03E+07

34.6

389.1

251.7

49.9

Deciduous Forest

1.88E+05

226.1

347.1

271.1

54.1

TOTAL Land

1.42E+10

  

195.9

 

b. YNP Soil Texture

     

Coarse

2.66E+09

0.0

413.2

191.0

47.2

Medium-Coarse

7.22E+09

0.0

481.9

179.0

56.8

Medium

2.94E+09

0.0

477.6

192.9

54.4

Medium-Fine

3.24E+07

61.9

334.3

205.3

48.9

Fine

1.17E+07

89.7

214.9

141.4

22.9

c. FIRE Area 1988

     

North Fork

2.14E+09

0.0

400.5

194.5

48.5

Clover-Mist

1.17E+09

0.0

353.2

155.0

50.1

Storm Creek

5.09E+08

0.0

360.0

159.6

59.0

Snake

4.68E+08

0.0

406.2

190.1

53.6

Mink

4.23E+08

0.0

453.2

168.1

60.3

Hellroaring

4.13E+08

36.9

340.2

189.0

46.4

Huck

2.33E+08

48.5

356.8

195.5

41.0

Red-Shoshone

1.39E+08

0.0

387.2

201.1

48.6

Clover

1.28E+08

0.0

271.2

172.0

36.4

Shoshone

1.28E+08

0.0

335.4

211.0

44.1

Fan

1.11E+08

37.3

346.1

188.3

46.6

Red

9.89E+07

0.0

348.0

182.0

53.3

Falls

6.60E+07

0.0

259.7

159.0

32.9

Mist

1.94E+07

51.7

229.1

141.9

30.8

Emerald

5.38E+06

83.4

269.8

187.7

32.4

Stormcreek

2.31E+06

64.1

279.3

177.7

54.8

TOTAL Burned Land

6.05E+09

  

179.5

 
  1. All NPP estimates are in units of g C m2 yr-1. Predominant classes by area coverage are in bold print. Fires are sorted by total area burned.