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Articles | Volume 12, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4347-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4347-2019
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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 2: Model evaluation for tropical South America

Marcos Longo, Ryan G. Knox, Naomi M. Levine, Abigail L. S. Swann, David M. Medvigy, Michael C. Dietze, Yeonjoo Kim, Ke Zhang, Damien Bonal, Benoit Burban, Plínio B. Camargo, Matthew N. Hayek, Scott R. Saleska, Rodrigo da Silva, Rafael L. Bras, Steven C. Wofsy, and Paul R. Moorcroft

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The Ecosystem Demography model calculates the fluxes of heat, water, and carbon between plants...
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