The evolution, complexity and diversity of models of long-term forest dynamics.

ABSTRACT: To assess the impacts of climate change on vegetation from stand to global scales, models of forest dynamics that include tree demography are needed. Such models are now available for 50 years, but the currently existing diversity of model formulations and its evolution over time are poorly documented. This hampers systematic assessments of structural uncertainties in model-based studies.We conducted a meta-analysis of 28 models, focusing on models that were used in the past five years for climate change studies. We defined 52 model attributes in five groups (basic assumptions, growth, regeneration, mortality and soil moisture) and characterized each model according to these attributes. Analyses of model complexity and diversity included hierarchical cluster analysis and redundancy analysi

SUBMITTER: Bugmann H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9826524 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature