Parameter uncertainties in the modelling of vegetation dynamics-Effects on tree community structure and ecosystem functioning in European forest biomes

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 216, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 277-290

  Wramneby, Anna ^a   Smith, Benjamin ^a   Zaehle, Sönke ^b   Sykes, Martin T ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon fluxes; Ecosystem models; Establishment; EUROFLUX; Latin hypercube sampling; LPJ GUESS; Mortality

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DYNAMICS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; EXCHANGE INTERACTIONS; FORESTRY; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; LEAD; MODEL STRUCTURES; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; STORAGE (MATERIALS); STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

APPLIED (CO); BALANCE (WEIGHTING); CARBON STORAGE; CLIMATE RESEARCH; DECIDUOUS TREES; DYNAMIC PROCESSES; DYNAMIC VEGETATION MODELS; EARTH SYSTEMS; ELSEVIER (CO); EUROPEAN; FEEDBACKS]; FUNCTIONAL TYPES; GENERAL (CO); LONG-TERM CHANGES; MODEL PREDICTIONS; MODEL RESULTS; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; PARAMETER UNCERTAINTIES; PARAMETER VALUES; PLANT FUNCTIONAL TYPES; PROCESS KNOWLEDGE; PROCESS-BASED ECOSYSTEM MODEL; STRENGTH (IGC: D5/D6); TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; TREE COMMUNITIES; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WATER EXCHANGES;

DYNAMIC MODELS;

BIOME; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MORTALITY; PARAMETERIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WATER EXCHANGE;

CARBON; CLIMATES; DYNAMICS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETERS; PLANTS; RADIOACTIVITY; STORAGE; STRUCTURES; TREES; WATER;

EID: 48949115273     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.04.013     Document Type: Article

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