Ecosystem age-class dynamics and distribution in the LPJ-wsl v2.0 global ecosystem model

Calle, Leonardo; Poulter, Benjamin

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-2575-2021

Articles | Volume 14, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-2575-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-2575-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 5

Development and technical paper

|

10 May 2021

Development and technical paper |

| 10 May 2021

Ecosystem age-class dynamics and distribution in the LPJ-wsl v2.0 global ecosystem model

Leonardo Calle and Benjamin Poulter

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-2575-2021-supplement

Data sets

VTFT_Demography: global ageclass simulation data from the LPJ-wsl v2.0 Dynamic Global Vegetation Model Leonardo Calle https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.k6djh9w4x

Model code and software

Model code for the LPJ-wsl_v2.0 Dynamic Global Vegetation Model Leonardo Calle and Benjamin Poulter https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4409331

Short summary

We developed a model to simulate and track the age of ecosystems on Earth. We found that the effect of ecosystem age on net primary production and ecosystem respiration is as important as climate in large areas of every vegetated continent. The LPJ-wsl v2.0 age-class model simulates dynamic age-class distributions on Earth and represents another step forward towards understanding the role of demography in global ecosystems.