Articles | Volume 18, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-9633-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-9633-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Development and technical paper
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04 Dec 2025
Development and technical paper |
| 04 Dec 2025
| 04 Dec 2025
Modelling herbivory impacts on vegetation structure and productivity
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IMK-IFU, Campus-Alpin, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Peter Anthoni
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IMK-IFU, Campus-Alpin, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Mike Harfoot
Vizzuality UK, Gwydir St, Cambridge CB1 2LJ, United Kingdom
Moritz Kupisch
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IMK-IFU, Campus-Alpin, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Almut Arneth
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IMK-IFU, Campus-Alpin, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IfGG, Karlsruhe, Germany
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The Earth system model EC-Earth3 is documented here. Key performance metrics show physical behavior and biases well within the frame known from recent models. With improved physical and dynamic features, new ESM components, community tools, and largely improved physical performance compared to the CMIP5 version, EC-Earth3 represents a clear step forward for the only European community ESM. We demonstrate here that EC-Earth3 is suited for a range of tasks in CMIP6 and beyond.
Jianyong Ma, Stefan Olin, Peter Anthoni, Sam S. Rabin, Anita D. Bayer, Sylvia S. Nyawira, and Almut Arneth
Geosci. Model Dev., 15, 815–839, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-815-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-815-2022, 2022
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The implementation of the biological N fixation process in LPJ-GUESS in this study provides an opportunity to quantify N fixation rates between legumes and to better estimate grain legume production on a global scale. It also helps to predict and detect the potential contribution of N-fixing plants as
green manureto reducing or removing the use of N fertilizer in global agricultural systems, considering different climate conditions, management practices, and land-use change scenarios.
Ana Bastos, René Orth, Markus Reichstein, Philippe Ciais, Nicolas Viovy, Sönke Zaehle, Peter Anthoni, Almut Arneth, Pierre Gentine, Emilie Joetzjer, Sebastian Lienert, Tammas Loughran, Patrick C. McGuire, Sungmin O, Julia Pongratz, and Stephen Sitch
Earth Syst. Dynam., 12, 1015–1035, https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-12-1015-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-12-1015-2021, 2021
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Temperate biomes in Europe are not prone to recurrent dry and hot conditions in summer. However, these conditions may become more frequent in the coming decades. Because stress conditions can leave legacies for many years, this may result in reduced ecosystem resilience under recurrent stress. We assess vegetation vulnerability to the hot and dry summers in 2018 and 2019 in Europe and find the important role of inter-annual legacy effects from 2018 in modulating the impacts of the 2019 event.
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While animal biodiversity is facing a global crisis as more and more species are becoming endangered or extinct, the role of animals for the functioning of ecosystems is still not fully understood. We contribute to bridging this gap by coupling a animal population model with a vegetation and thus enable future research in this topic.
While animal biodiversity is facing a global crisis as more and more species are becoming...
