ArticleGlobal ecology and biogeography : a journal of macroecology2020
Simulating forest resilience: A review.
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- Satellite data reveal differential responses of Swiss forests to unprecedented 2018 drought.Global change biology · 2022Article
- Widespread regeneration failure in forests of Greater Yellowstone under scenarios of future climate and fire.Global change biology · 2021Article
- Tackling unresolved questions in forest ecology: The past and future role of simulation models.Ecology and evolution · 2021Review
- Simulating forest resilience: A review.Global ecology and biogeography : a journal of macroecology · 2020Article
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Abstract
aimSimulation models are important tools for quantifying the resilience (i.e., persistence under changed environmental conditions) of forest ecosystems to global change. We synthesized the modelling literature on forest resilience, summarizing common models and applications in resilience research, and scrutinizing the implementation of important resilience mechanisms in these models. Models applied to assess resilience are highly diverse, and our goal was to assess how well they account for important resilience mechanisms identified in experimental and empirical research. LOCATION: Global. TIME PERIOD: 1994 to 2019. MAJOR TAXA STUDIED: Trees.
methodsWe reviewed the forest resilience literature using online databases, selecting 119 simulation modelling studies for further analysis. We identified a set of resilience mechanisms from the general resilience literature and analysed models for their representation of these mechanisms. Analyses were grouped by investigated drivers (resilience to what) and responses (resilience of what), as well as by the type of model being used.
resultsModels used to study forest resilience varied widely, from analytical approaches to complex landscape simulators. The most commonly addressed questions were associated with resilience of forest cover to fire. Important resilience mechanisms pertaining to regeneration, soil processes, and disturbance legacies were explicitly simulated in only 34 to 46% of the model applications. MAIN
conclusionsWe found a large gap between processes identified as underpinning forest resilience in the theoretical and empirical literature, and those represented in models used to assess forest resilience. Contemporary forest models developed for other goals may be poorly suited for studying forest resilience during an era of accelerating change. Our results highlight the need for a new wave of model development to enhance understanding of and management for resilient forests.
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