How ecologists think about above‐ground forest structure and dynamics is fundamentally
shaped by the data we can collect. This has historically been limited to what is possible with …

The introduction points out the very specific system characteristics of trees and forest stands
which determine the approach and methods to analyse and model forest stand dynamics …

Soils are under threat globally, with declining soil productivity and soil health in many
places. As a key indicator of soil functioning, soil organic carbon (SOC) is crucial for …

Forest Growth and Yield Modeling synthesizes current scientific literature and provides
insights in how models are constructed. Giving suggestions for future developments, and …

Abstract The Lund–Potsdam–Jena Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (LPJ) combines
process‐based, large‐scale representations of terrestrial vegetation dynamics and land …

Spatial point processes are mathematical models used to describe and analyse the
geometrical structure of patterns formed by objects that are irregularly or randomly …

Individual-based models are an exciting and widely used new tool for ecology. These
computational models allow scientists to explore the mechanisms through which population …

How large numbers of competing plant species manage to coexist is a major unresolved
question in community ecology. The classical explanation, that each species occupies its …

1 Advances in dynamic ecosystem modelling have made a number of different approaches
to vegetation dynamics possible. Here we compare two models representing contrasting …

This completely revised, fourth edition of Introduction to Plant Population Biology continues
the approach taken by its highly successful predecessors. Ecological and genetic principles …