Preface
LandR is a collection of SpaDES modules (see Chubaty & McIntire 2019) aimed at
simulating forest dynamics across large spatial scales, while taking into
account various disturbances that affect them (e.g., wildfire and climate
change), as well as interactions with other components of forest systems, such
as bird communities and ungulates (via changes in the habitat of these species),
and carbon cycling.
The present manual is a “live” document, in that it grows and changes according to the existing number of LandR modules, as well as their development. In addition, “sub-manuals” may be produced describing particular collections of LandR modules used for a simulation project or a group of similar modules – e.g., a LandR Biomass manual would describe only the LandR modules that are essential for the simulation of the vegetation components of forest succession, excluding disturbances or carbon cycling.
This manual does not cover the SpaDES toolkit, which we use to create and run
LandR modules. To learn more about SpaDES go to the SpaDES
webpage.
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