Table 1. Main characteristics of studied stands (n = 6) in the post-fire chronosequence in northwestern Estonia.
Years since fire	Coordinates*	Area burned*	Forest site type*	Tree species composition (%) Pi – Scots pine; Bi – Silver birch*	Tree diameter (mean, cm)*	Tree height (mean, m)*	Living trees ha–1	Soil type (World Reference Base classification)*	Canopy openness (mean ± SE, %)	Basal area (m2 ha–1)
12	59°11´N, 23°46´E	about 800 ha	Vaccinium uliginosum	56 Pi, 44 Bi	1.9	1.1	1442	gleyic podzol	80.6 ± 2.4	0.4
23	59°12´N, 23°49´E	about 700 ha	Calluna	91 Pi, 9 Bi	3.9	2.9	2684	gleyic podzol	35.3 ± 2.8	3.2
38	59°11´N, 23°46´E	about 200 ha	Calluna	100 Pi	7.2	5.5	3167	gleyic podzol	19.2 ± 1.1	12
69	59°14´N, 23°49´E	about 2000 ha	Calluna/Cladina	93 Pi, 7 Bi	12.5	11.1	1583	gleyic podzol	27.6 ± 0.8	19.4
80	59°10´N, 23°42´E	about 200 ha	Vaccinium uliginosum	100 Pi	10.4	9.4	3117	gleyic podzol	22.1 ± 1.2	24.2
183	59°13´N, 23°36´E	about 200 ha (exactly unknown)	Calluna	100 Pi	21.8	13.4	558	gleyic podzol	31.5 ± 0.3	21
* data originates from Köster et al. 2016