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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Articles | Volume 12, issue 10

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14 Oct 2019

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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

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SC1: 'ED-2 vs. ED-2.1 vs ED-2.2', John Kim, 16 Apr 2019
- AC1: 'Summary of model developments between ED-2.0 and ED-2.2', Marcos Longo, 02 May 2019
RC1: 'Referee Comment', Ian Baker, 12 Jun 2019
RC2: 'Review of: 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 et al.', Stefan Olin, 08 Jul 2019
AC2: 'Author's response to reviews of "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, 01 Aug 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Marcos Longo on behalf of the Authors (12 Aug 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (23 Aug 2019) by Christoph Müller

AR by Marcos Longo on behalf of the Authors (03 Sep 2019) Author's response Manuscript

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.