estimate_litterduff_load: Estimate litter and duff fuel loads

Description Usage Arguments Value

View source: R/estimate_fuel_loads.R

Description

Litter and duff are measured as depths at specific points along a sampling transect. Van WAgtendonk et al. (1998) developed regressions for litter, duff, and combined-litter-and-duff loading (kg / m^2) as a function of depth (cm) for 19 different Sierra Nevada conifer species. See vignette for details.

Usage

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estimate_litterduff_load(dataset, fuel_type)

Arguments

dataset

A tidy data frame with a row for each observation, and columns for the observed litter or duff depth (in cm) and the observation- specific coefficient between litter/duff depth and fuel load. The observation-specific coefficient is given by get_litterduff_coeffs()

fuel_type

A string, either 'litter', or 'duff'.

Value

A numeric vector giving the estimated fuel loading (in Mg / ha) of either litter or duff represented by the observed litter / duff depth on the transect.


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