The biophysics, ecology, and biogeochemistry of functionally diverse, vertically and horizontally heterogeneous ecosystems: the Ecosystem Demography model, version 2.2 – Part 1: Model description

Longo, Marcos; Knox, Ryan G.; Medvigy, David M.; Levine, Naomi M.; Dietze, Michael C.; Kim, Yeonjoo; Swann, Abigail L. S.; Zhang, Ke; Rollinson, Christine R.; Bras, Rafael L.; Wofsy, Steven C.; Moorcroft, Paul R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4309-2019

Articles | Volume 12, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4309-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4309-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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Model description paper

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The biophysics, ecology, and biogeochemistry of functionally diverse, vertically and horizontally heterogeneous ecosystems: the Ecosystem Demography model, version 2.2 – Part 1: Model description

Marcos Longo, Ryan G. Knox, David M. Medvigy, Naomi M. Levine, Michael C. Dietze, Yeonjoo Kim, Abigail L. S. Swann, Ke Zhang, Christine R. Rollinson, Rafael L. Bras, Steven C. Wofsy, and Paul R. Moorcroft

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4309-2019-supplement

Model code and software

Ecosystem Demography Model, version 2.2 Marcos Longo; Ryan G. Knox; David M. Medvigy; Naomi M. Levine; Michael C. Dietze; Abigail L. S. Swann; Ke Zhang; Christine R. Rollinson; Manfredo di Porcia e Brugnera; Daniel Scott; Shawn P. Serbin; Rob Kooper; Afshin Pourmokhtarian; Alexey Shiklomanov; Toni Viskari; Paul Moorcroft https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3365659

Short summary

Our paper describes the Ecosystem Demography model. This computer program calculates how plants and ground exchange heat, water, and carbon with the air, and how plants grow, reproduce and die in different climates. Most models simplify forests to an average big tree. We consider that tall, deep-rooted trees get more light and water than small plants, and that some plants can with shade and drought. This diversity helps us to better explain how plants live and interact with the atmosphere.