TY - CHAP
T1 - Modeling Natural Disturbances in Boreal Forests
AU - Seidl, Rupert
AU - Fortin, Marie Josée
AU - Honkaniemi, Juha
AU - Lucash, Melissa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Natural disturbances such as wildfires, insect outbreaks, and windthrow are important processes shaping the structure and functioning of boreal forests. Disturbances are expected to intensify in the future, and this change will have profound consequences on the supply of ecosystem services to society. Consequently, models are needed to project future disturbance trajectories and quantify disturbance impacts on boreal forests. Here, we summarize key concepts of modeling natural disturbances in boreal forests. We focus specifically on disturbances from wildfire, wind and snow, and herbivores and discuss the different approaches used to capture their dynamics in models.
AB - Natural disturbances such as wildfires, insect outbreaks, and windthrow are important processes shaping the structure and functioning of boreal forests. Disturbances are expected to intensify in the future, and this change will have profound consequences on the supply of ecosystem services to society. Consequently, models are needed to project future disturbance trajectories and quantify disturbance impacts on boreal forests. Here, we summarize key concepts of modeling natural disturbances in boreal forests. We focus specifically on disturbances from wildfire, wind and snow, and herbivores and discuss the different approaches used to capture their dynamics in models.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85151273698
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-15988-6_24
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-15988-6_24
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85151273698
T3 - Advances in Global Change Research
SP - 591
EP - 612
BT - Advances in Global Change Research
PB - Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
ER -