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DatasetA dataset to explore the influence of functional diversity for long-term forest biomass across six European regions using the model LPJmL-FIT
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Billing, Maik; von Bloh, Werner; Sakschewski, Boris; Thonicke, Kirsten (2024): A dataset to explore the influence of functional diversity for long-term forest biomass across six European regions using the model LPJmL-FIT. GFZ Data Services. https://doi.org/10.5880/pik.2024.001Status
I N R E V I E W : Billing, Maik; von Bloh, Werner; Sakschewski, Boris; Thonicke, Kirsten (2024): A dataset to explore the influence of functional diversity for long-term forest biomass across six European regions using the model LPJmL-FIT. GFZ Data Services. https://doi.org/10.5880/pik.2024.001
Abstract
This dataset contains simulation data using the LPJmL-FIT model (Billing et al., 2019). The purpose of this dataset is to investigate the influence of functional diversity on European forest biomass dynamics under varying climate change scenarios (RCP2.6, RCP4.5, RCP8.5). The LPJmL-FIT ("Lund-Potsdam-Jena managed Land – Flexible Individual Traits") model is a dynamic flexible-trait vegetation model that simulates the establishment, growth, competition, and mortality of individual trees and grasses. Each tree individual is categorized into one of four main plant functional types (PFTs) and assigned a set of functional trait values, including specific leaf area (SLA), leaf longevity (LL), and wood density (WD). The model is driven by daily climate input data, atmospheric CO2 concentration, and soil texture. For this dataset, the model was applied to six different regions across central and eastern Europe, covering a range of environmental gradients. Those sites include: Alpine Mountains, Boreal flatland, Carpathian Mountains, central European flatland, central European low mountain range and eastern European flatland. Each region is represented by a set of 9 grid cells of 0.5° x 0.5° longitude and latitude in size. Four experimental set-ups were investigated, varying in the degree of functional diversity. These set-ups specify characteristics of newly establishing trees, including assignment to PFTs and the range of leaf traits drawn from the full spectrum.
This dataset provides detailed model outputs from simulations exploring the effects of different levels of functional diversity on forest adaptation under changing climatic conditions.
Authors
- Billing, Maik
;Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Potsdam, Germany - von Bloh, Werner;Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Potsdam, Germany
- Sakschewski, Boris;Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Potsdam, Germany
- Thonicke, Kirsten;Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Potsdam, Germany
Contact
- Billing, Maik (Researcher) ; Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Potsdam, Germany;
Keywords
vegetation carbon, forests, future, Europe, temperate forests, boreal forests, mountainous forests, functional diversityGCMD Science Keywords
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