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Table 6 The mean percent change (as an absolute value) and the overall direction of change in the three ecophysiological classes (pyrogenicity and drought tolerance combined) from pre-European settlement to modern day in pollen and tree survey data for each forest type north (n = 4) and south (n = 3) of the tension zone line, including a grand mean for each biome. Forest type cells without an arrow had neutral changes for that parameter. See Table 1 for forest type abbreviations

From: Global change impacts on forest and fire dynamics using paleoecology and tree census data for eastern North America

North

GL_BM

GL_CNH

NE_CNH

SC

North average

Absolute

Pollen

Tree survey

Pollen

Tree survey

Pollen

Tree survey

Pollen

Tree survey

Pollen

Tree survey

Temperature

4.07↓

8.13↓

2.16↑

4.24↑

4.47↓

11.81↓

4.74↑

8.44↑

3.86

8.16

Tolerance

4.07↓

12.97↓

4.07

12.97↑

7.46↓

10.07↓

4.81↑

11.65↑

5.10

11.91

Pyrogenicity/drought

2.55↑

8.55↑

3.09↓

4.79↑

2.95↑

9.79↑

3.34↓

1.62

2.98

6.19

South

Cent_OP

GL_OP

NE_OP

South average

Absolute

Pollen

Tree survey

Pollen

Tree survey

Pollen

Tree survey

Pollen

Tree survey

Temperature

4.02↓

7.06↓

3.94↓

10.06↓

3.03↓

14.07↓

3.66

10.39

Tolerance

3.78↑

8.60↑

3.42↓

9.74↑

3.09↓

14.18↑

3.43

10.84

Pyrogenicity/drought

8.70↓

15.28↓

2.39↓

18.64↓

3.42

22.92↓

4.84

18.94