Simulation of oak early life history and interactions with disturbance via an individual-based model, SOEL.

ABSTRACT: Early tree life history and demography are driven by interactions with the environment such as seed predation, herbivory, light availability, and drought. For oak (Quercus) in the eastern United States, these interactions may contribute to oak regeneration failure. Numerous studies have examined the impact of individual factors (like seed predation) on the oak regeneration process, but less information is available on the relative and combined impacts of multiple intrinsic and extrinsic factors on early oak life history. We developed an individual-based, spatially explicit model to Simulate Oak Early Life history (SOEL). The model connects acorn survival, acorn dispersal, germination, seedling growth, and seedling survival submodels based on empirical data with an existing gap model (JABOW

SUBMITTER: Kellner KF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5478140 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature