Appendix C (Table C1). A table listing path coefficients, P values, and proportion of variance explained (R2) by factors influencing area burned (%) in October 2001 test fires (N = 33) in La Chonta, Bolivia, determined by path analysis and illustrated in Fig. 3 of the main article.
Dependent variable | Independent variable | Path coefficient |
P |
R2 |
Litter depth | Total cover | 0.51 |
0.001 |
0.24 |
Unexplained | 0.87 |
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Vapor pressure deficit (VPD) | Wind | 0.51 |
0.001 |
0.45 |
Total cover | -0.47 |
0.002 |
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Unexplained | 0.74 |
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10-h fuel moisture | Total cover | 0.38 |
0.023 |
0.39 |
VPD | -0.35 |
0.034 |
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Unexplained | 0.78 |
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1-h fuel moisture | Total cover | 0.30 |
0.070 |
0.39 |
PD | -0.43 |
0.011 |
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Unexplained | 0.78 |
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Burn area (%) | VPD | 0.40 |
0.043 |
0.59 |
Wind | -0.26 |
0.092 |
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Litter depth | 0.66 |
0.000 |
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10-h fuel moisture | -0.19 |
0.279 |
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1-h fuel moisture | -0.43 |
0.014 |
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Unexplained | 0.64 |