TABLE III-2 - PERCENTAGE OF COVERAGE BY COVER TYPE 



PATCH 

 CHARACTERISTICS 



Tables 111-3 and III-4 show the current patch 

 size on Stillwater State Forest and in the 

 project area in reference to cover type and age 

 class. Historically, the most prevalent distur- 

 bance mechanism in the area creating mosaics 

 of vegetation patches of varying age classes 

 and cover types was wildlfire. Sneck's (1977) 



fire history maps of Coram Experimental "^" 

 Forest suggests that small to moderately large 

 bums had regenerated stands ranging in size 

 from only a few acres to 500 acres in size. 

 There are ample examples of patches created 

 by wildfire that exceed 1,000 acres. The cur- 

 rent mean patch size on Stillwater State Forest 

 over all cover types is approximately 120 ,■ , .; 

 acres. The Beaver Lake mean patch size is 

 very similar. Current patch size is generally 

 considered smaller than what existed in the 



TABLE III-3 - PATCH SIZE AND SHAPE INDEX BY COVER TYPE, CURRENT CONDITION^ 



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