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Development and technical paper |
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The biogeochemical model Biome-BGCMuSo v6.2 provides plausible and accurate simulations of the carbon cycle in central European beech forests
Katarína Merganičová
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 16500 Suchdol, Prague, Czech Republic
Department of Biodiversity of Ecosystems and Landscape, Institute of Landscape Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia
Ján Merganič
Faculty of Forestry, Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 24, 960 01 Zvolen, Slovakia
Laura Dobor
Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 16500 Suchdol, Prague, Czech Republic
Roland Hollós
Department of Meteorology, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Pázmány P. sétány 1/A, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, Agricultural Institute, Brunszvik u. 2, 2462 Martonvásár, Hungary
Zoltán Barcza
Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 16500 Suchdol, Prague, Czech Republic
Department of Meteorology, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Pázmány P. sétány 1/A, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
Dóra Hidy
HUN-REN-MATE Agroecology Research Group, Páter K. u. 1., 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary
Zuzana Sitková
Forest Research Institute, National Forest Centre, T. G. Masaryka 2175/22, 960 01 Zvolen, Slovakia
Pavel Pavlenda
Forest Research Institute, National Forest Centre, T. G. Masaryka 2175/22, 960 01 Zvolen, Slovakia
Hrvoje Marjanovic
Division for Forest Management and Forestry Economics, Croatian Forest Research Institute, Cvjetno naselje 41, 10450 Jastrebarsko, Croatia
Daniel Kurjak
Faculty of Forestry, Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 24, 960 01 Zvolen, Slovakia
Michal Bošel'a
Faculty of Forestry, Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 24, 960 01 Zvolen, Slovakia
Doroteja Bitunjac
Division for Forest Management and Forestry Economics, Croatian Forest Research Institute, Cvjetno naselje 41, 10450 Jastrebarsko, Croatia
Maša Zorana Ostrogović Sever
Division for Forest Management and Forestry Economics, Croatian Forest Research Institute, Cvjetno naselje 41, 10450 Jastrebarsko, Croatia
Jiří Novák
Research Station at Opočno, Forestry and Game Research Institute, Na Olive 550, 517 73 Opočno, Czech Republic
Peter Fleischer
Faculty of Forestry, Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 24, 960 01 Zvolen, Slovakia
Tomáš Hlásny
Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 16500 Suchdol, Prague, Czech Republic
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Short summary
We developed a multi-objective calibration approach leading to robust parameter values aiming to strike a balance between their local precision and broad applicability. Using the Biome-BGCMuSo model, we tested the calibrated parameter sets for simulating European beech forest dynamics across large environmental gradients. Leveraging data from 87 plots and five European countries, the results demonstrated reasonable local accuracy and plausible large-scale productivity responses.
We developed a multi-objective calibration approach leading to robust parameter values aiming to...
