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Simulation Modeling of Forest Landscape Disturbances

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Editors:
  1. Ajith H. Perera

    1. Ontario Forest Research Institute, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Sault Ste Marie, Canada

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  2. Brian R. Sturtevant

    1. Northern Research Station, USDA Forestry Service, Rhinelander, USA

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  3. Lisa J. Buse

    1. Ontario Forest Research Institute, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Sault Sainte Marie, Canada

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  • 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

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Simulation Modeling of Forest Landscape Disturbances: An Overview

    • Ajith H. Perera, Brian R. Sturtevant, Lisa J. Buse
    Pages 1-15

  3. Modeling Windthrow at Stand and Landscape Scales

    • Stephen J. Mitchell, Jean-Claude Ruel
    Pages 17-43

  4. Approaches to Modeling Landscape-Scale Drought-Induced Forest Mortality

    • Eric J. Gustafson, Douglas J. Shinneman
    Pages 45-71

  5. Modeling Wildfire Regimes in Forest Landscapes: Abstracting a Complex Reality

    • Donald McKenzie, Ajith H. Perera
    Pages 73-92

  6. Modeling Insect Disturbance Across Forested Landscapes: Insights from the Spruce Budworm

    • Brian R. Sturtevant, Barry J. Cooke, Daniel D. Kneeshaw, David A. MacLean
    Pages 93-134

  7. Individual-Based Modeling: Mountain Pine Beetle Seasonal Biology in Response to Climate

    • Jacques Régnière, Barbara J. Bentz, Jim A. Powell, Rémi St-Amant
    Pages 135-164

  8. Southern Pine Beetle Herbivory in the Southern United States: Moving from External Disturbance to Internal Process

    • Andrew G. Birt, Robert N. Coulson
    Pages 165-200

  9. 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, Carol Miller
    Pages 201-231

  10. Simulating Forest Landscape Disturbances as Coupled Human and Natural Systems

    • Michael C. Wimberly, Terry L. Sohl, Zhihua Liu, Aashis Lamsal
    Pages 233-261

  11. Simulating Forest Recovery Following Disturbances: Vegetation Dynamics and Biogeochemistry

    • Robert M. Scheller, Mark E. Swanson
    Pages 263-285

  12. Simulation Modeling of Forest Landscape Disturbances: Where Do We Go from Here?

    • Ajith H. Perera, Brian R. Sturtevant, Lisa J. Buse
    Pages 287-311

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 313-321
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Keywords

About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Ontario Forest Research Institute, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Sault Ste Marie, Canada

    Ajith H. Perera

  • Northern Research Station, USDA Forestry Service, Rhinelander, USA

    Brian R. Sturtevant

  • Ontario Forest Research Institute, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Sault Sainte Marie, Canada

    Lisa J. Buse

About the editors

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

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Simulation Modeling of Forest Landscape Disturbances

  • Editors: Ajith H. Perera, Brian R. Sturtevant, Lisa J. Buse

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19809-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-19808-8Published: 07 August 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34738-7Published: 22 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-19809-5Published: 27 July 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 321

  • Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 51 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Landscape Ecology, Forestry, Applied Ecology

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