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Table 5 Number of studies of different forest types in our review

From: What is the effect of prescribed burning in temperate and boreal forest on biodiversity, beyond pyrophilous and saproxylic species? A systematic review

Forest category

Examples of dominant tree species

No. of studies

Broadleaf (all except Australian)

Acer spp., Quercus spp. Fraxinus spp., Acer spp.

54

Broadleaf (Australian), sometimes described as Jarrah, Karri, Eucalypt or Sclerophyll forest

Eucalyptus spp.

34

Mixed (broadleaf and conifers)

Quercus, Pinus, Populus tremuloides

29

Conifers

Abies spp., Pinus spp., Libocedrus decurrens, Pseudotsuga menziesii

126

Not reported

 

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