PPT-1 Vegetation Modeling

Outline 2 Model types Predictive models Predictor data Predictive model types parametricnonparametric Model Example T reebasedRandom Forests Modeling dataset ResponsePredictor data. Poulter. Modeling Vegetation Dynamics with LPJ-GUESS. Stand to Global Scale Modeling Approaches. Stand-scale models. Gap (i.e., ZELIG ). Growth-Yield (i.e. FVS). Landscape models. Mechanistic - (FireBGCv2). How do we explain . why. vegetation is found where it is in TVC?. S . oil. C . limate. A . ltitude. R . elief. E . ruptions. (history). S . tage. of succession (or climax). Boulder/Gravel Fields. Can be covered in snow and ice. Chelsea Vick, Patrina Bly, Michael Jefferson Mentors: Elizabeth Brinker & Dr. Benjamin Branch. Undergraduate Research Experience GIS Team . 2009-2010 Elizabeth . City State . University, 1704 . Unit 3: Food from the Land. Vegetation Zones. A regions vegetation is determined by its climate & soils. . Different types of vegetation require different combinations of . climate and vegetation to . A Systematic Framework to . Plan for Biological Resources. In the BLM’s Land Use Planning Process. Management Strategies . By the end of this session, participants will be able to:. Develop potential management strategies (goals, objectives, uses, and management actions) that are consistent with BLM planning and resource program guidance. Patrick Jantz, Tina. Cormier, Scott Zolkos, . Scott Goetz and the LCCVP Group. NASCB July 10, 2014. Missoula, MT. Photo credit: . Andri. . Kyrychok. Appalachian LCC. Appalachian LCC. Summarize existing species distribution model results for the eastern U.S. (Iverson et al. 2008, . Wildlife. Natural . Vegetation & . . Wild Life. . in. Karnataka. Natural . Vegetation in Karnataka. Natural . vegetation. is plants that have not been grown by humans. It doesn’t need help from humans and gets whatever it needs from its natural environment. and large wood . in . braided rivers dynamics. Walter . Bertoldi. Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering. University of . Trento. Séminaire. . Gestrans. , Grenoble, 21 . Novembre. Global climates and natural vegetation Climate is average of weather conditions for 30+ years Climatologists employ many different tools to organize the wealth of information about Scott . Clingan. Winter Ecology Spring 2014. Terrestrial Carbon Cycle. Soil respiration estimated to account for 20-38% of annual biogenic CO. 2. emissions . (Scott 2002). Increased Respiration from global warming = lower carbon sequestration (positive feedback?). Stuart Jennings, RRG, Jan . Christner. , URS. Mike Holmes, EPA and John . DeAngelis. , PWT. Operable Unit 11 of the California Gulch Superfund Site near Leadville, CO. Pre-Treatment (~2008). Post Treatment (~2010). Vegetation Succession. Process by which . one community . replaces another on a given site, as a result of environmental changes.. 1- Vegetation is susceptible to changes. 3- Vegetation of an area has a life-history just like an individual plant or animal. It is born, growth and maturation.. the Carolina Vegetation Survey . Protocol. M. Forbes Boyle, Robert K. Peet, Thomas R. Wentworth, and Michael Lee. 17 November 2010. The CVS Team. Project Directors. Robert Peet, UNC Chapel Hill. Thomas Wentworth, NC State University. – . a case . study. in Norway. Aim. . of. . the. . study. This study aims to provide insights on considering climate boundary conditions, including rainfall, snowmelt, climate variables and vegetation cover, to the stability of an unsaturated slope prone to failure in Norway..