Modelling the management of forest ecosystems: importance of wood decomposition

Blanco Vaca, Juan Antonio; Page-Dumroese, Deborah S.; Jurgensen, Martin F.; Curran, Michale P.; Tirocke, Joanne M.; Walitalo, Joanna

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Modelling the management of forest ecosystems: importance of wood decomposition

dc.contributor.author	Blanco Vaca, Juan Antonio
dc.contributor.author	Page-Dumroese, Deborah S.
dc.contributor.author	Jurgensen, Martin F.
dc.contributor.author	Curran, Michale P.
dc.contributor.author	Tirocke, Joanne M.
dc.contributor.author	Walitalo, Joanna
dc.contributor.department	Ciencias del Medio Natural	es_ES
dc.contributor.department	Natura Ingurunearen Zientziak	eu
dc.date.accessioned	2018-05-08T08:26:24Z
dc.date.available	2019-03-18T00:00:10Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.description.abstract	Scarce and uncertain data on woody debris decomposition rates are available for calibrating forest ecosystem models, owing to the diﬃculty of their empirical estimations. Using ﬁeld data from three experimental sites which are part of the North American Long-Term Soil Productivity (LTSP) Study in south-eastern British Columbia (Canada), we developed probability distributions of standard wood stake mass loss of Populus tremuloides and Pinus contorta. Using a Monte Carlo approach, 50 synthetic decomposition rate values per debris type were used to calibrate the ecosystem-level forest model FORECAST. Signiﬁcant eﬀects of uncertainty of pine stake mass loss rates on estimated tree growth were found, especially in moderately managed forests, as estimations of available nitrogen were aﬀected. Consequently, our work has shown that projections of tree growth under management conditions depend on accurate estimations of woody debris decomposition rates, and special eﬀort should be done in create reliable databases of decomposition rates for their use in tree growth and yield modelling.	en
dc.embargo.lift	2019-03-18
dc.embargo.terms	2019-03-18
dc.format.extent	42 p.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1111/nrm.12173
dc.identifier.issn	0890-8575 (Print)
dc.identifier.issn	1939-7445 (Electronic)
dc.identifier.uri	https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/28508
dc.language.iso	eng	en
dc.publisher	Wiley	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Natural Resource Modeling, e12173	en
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://doi.org/10.1111/nrm.12173
dc.rights	Copyright © 2018 Wiley Per iodicals, Inc.	en
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dc.subject	Ecosystem-level model	en
dc.subject	FORECAST model	en
dc.subject	Forest ecosystem	en
dc.subject	Forest management	en
dc.subject	Sensitivity analysis	en
dc.subject	Uncertainty analysis	en
dc.title	Modelling the management of forest ecosystems: importance of wood decomposition	en
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