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Table II

Fuel descriptors (mean ± std. dev.) with significant differences among cover types.

Type Understorey height (m) HC, kJ kg−1 Mx (%) ML (%)
Acacia spp. 1.3 ab 20236 a 32 ab 99 ab
Eucalyptus globulus 0.9 ± 0.3 ab 20963 ± 85 b 29 ± 1 b 91 ± 7 b
All deciduous oaks 1.3 ± 0.1 a 19717 ± 154 c 25 ± 1 b 102 ± 5 a
Diverse forests 0.9 ± 0.3 ab 20478 ± 45 a 29 ± 1 b 90 ± 6 abc
Pinus pinaster 0.7 ± 0.2 b 21340 ± 110 a 37 ± 1 a 84 ± 1 bc
Quercus suber 1.3 ± 0.1 ab 20392 ± 46 a 27 ± 4 b 80 ± 4 c

Means followed by the same letter in a column are not significantly different according to the HSD Tukey test. HC = heat content; Mx = dead fuel moisture of extinction; M L= live fuel moisture content.