Analytical approximation of a stochastic, spatial simulation model of fire and forest landscape dynamics

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 233, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-51

  Tepley, Alan J ^a   Thomann, Enrique A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical model; Forest landscape simulation model; Hazard rate; Landscape fire succession model; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROXIMATION; ANALYTICAL METHOD; COMPUTATION POWER; COMPUTER SIMULATION MODEL; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; FIRE FREQUENCIES; FIRE REGIMES; FIRE SEVERITY; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST LANDSCAPE; FOREST RESPONSE; FOREST STRUCTURE; HAZARD RATES; IN-FIELD; KEY INPUT; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES; MODEL FUNCTIONS; MODEL OUTPUTS; SIMULATION MODEL; SPATIAL INTERACTION; SPATIAL SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC VARIATION; SUCCESSION MODEL;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; ECOLOGY; FIRES; FORESTRY; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FIELD METHOD; FIRE HISTORY; FOREST DYNAMICS; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY; SUCCESSION;

COMPUTATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST FIRES; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SIMULATION;

EID: 84860231208     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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