Simulation Modeling of Forest Landscape Disturbances, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015

Forest landscape disturbances are a global phenomenon. Simulation models are an important tool in understanding these broad scale processes and exploring their effects on forest ecosystems. This book contains a collection of insights from a group of ecologists who address a variety of processes: physical disturbances such as drought, wind, and fire; biological disturbances such as defoliating insects and bark beetles; anthropogenic influences; interactions among disturbances; effects of climate change on disturbances; and the recovery of forest landscapes from disturbances?all from a simulation modeling perspective. These discussions and examples offer a broad synopsis of the state of this rapidly evolving subject.

1.       Simulation modeling of forest landscape disturbances: An overview

Ajith H. Perera, Brian R. Sturtevant, and Lisa J. Buse

2.       Modeling windthrow at stand and landscape scales

Stephen J. Mitchell and Jean-Claude Ruel

3.       Approaches to modeling landscape-scale drought-induced forest mortality

Eric J. Gustafson and Douglas J. Shinneman

4.       Modeling wildfire regimes in forest landscapes: Abstracting a complex reality

Donald McKenzie and Ajith H. Perera

5.       Modeling insect disturbance across forested landscapes: Insights from the spruce budworm

Brian R. Sturtevant, Barry J. Cooke, Daniel D. Kneeshaw, and David A. MacLean

6.       Individual-based modeling: Mountain pine beetle seasonal biology in response to climate

7.       Southern pine beetle herbivory in the southern United States: Moving from external disturbance to internal process

Andrew G. Birt and Robert N. Coulson

8.       Exploring interactions among multiple disturbance agents in forest landscapes: Simulating effects of fire, beetles, and disease under climate change

Robert E. Keane, Rachel Loehman, Jason Clark, Erica A.H. Smithwick, andCarol A. Miller

9.       Simulating forest landscape disturbances as coupled human and natural systems

Michael C. Wimberly, Terry L. Sohl, Zhihua Liu, and Aashis Lamsal

10.    Simulating forest recovery following disturbances: Vegetation dynamics and biogeochemistry

Robert M. Scheller and Mark E. Swanson

11.    Simulation modeling of forest landscape disturbances: Where do we go from here?

Ajith H. Perera, Brian R.

Ajith H. Perera 
Ontario Forest Research Institute
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
1235 Queen St. E., Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2E5 Canada
ajith.perera@ontario.ca

Brian R. Sturtevant
Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies, Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service,
5985 Hwy K, Rhinelander, WI 54501 USA
bsturtevant@fs.fed.us

Lisa J. Buse
Ontario Forest Research Institute,
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources,
1235 Queen St. E., Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2E5 Canada
lisa.buse@ontario.ca

Synthesizes the current state of knowledge in forest landscape disturbance models

Uses models to explore advancements and challenges in modeling techniques

Identifies future needs in quantifying forest landscape disturbances

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras