Post-Fire Treatment Impacts on Fine Fuels in Westside Sierra Nevada Forests

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Use the calculator below to approximate the mass of branches and leaves within a shrub.

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Photo © Br. Alfred Brousseau, Saint Mary's College.

Ceanothus cordulatus -- Formulas
(Star Fire & McNally Fire)

Enter Shrub Crown Diameter (cm):

Live Branches <0.64 cm (<1/4 in.) diameter		Oven-dry Biomass of Average Shrub: (g) Min. (g) /Max. (g) @ 90% Confidence
Live Branches 0.64-2.53 cm (1/4-1 in.) diameter
Live Leaves
Dead Branches <0.64 cm (<1/4 in.) diameter
All Biomass
*"All Biomass" is based on a separate regression and is not a sum of other fuel categories

Ceanothus grouped -- Formulas
(C. cordulatus, C. cuneatus, C. integerrimus, C. fresnensis, & C. pinetorum)

Enter Shrub Crown Diameter (cm):

Live Branches <0.64 cm (<1/4 in.) diameter		Oven-dry Biomass of Average Shrub: (g) Min. (g) /Max. (g) @ 90% Confidence
Live Branches 0.64-2.53 cm (1/4-1 in.) diameter
Live Branches 2.54-7.62 cm (1-3 in.) diameter
Dead Branches <0.64 cm (<1/4 in.) diameter
Live Leaves
Live & Dead Leaves
All Biomass
*"All Biomass" is based on a separate regression and is not a sum of other fuel categories

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