Gap model development, validation, and application to succession of secondary subtropical dry forests of Puerto Rico

Jennifer A. Holm, H.H. Shugart, S.J. Van Bloem and G.R. Larocque

Ecological Modelling, 2012, vol. 233, issue C, 70-82

Abstract: Because of human pressures, the need to understand and predict the long-term dynamics and development of subtropical dry forests is urgent. Through modifications to the ZELIG simulation model, including the development of species- and site-specific parameters and internal modifications, the capability to model and predict forest change within the 4500-ha Guanica State Forest in Puerto Rico can now be accomplished. Published datasets and additional data from the U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory Analysis were used to parameterize the new gap model, ZELIG-TROP. We used data from permanent plots (1500m2) located inside the Guanica State Forest in Puerto Rico to test the model.

Keywords: ZELIG-TROP; Recovery; Secondary forests; Guanica; Forest simulator; Parameterization; Sprouting; Individual-based (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.03.014

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