Publications and Other Documentation

LANDIS-II Publications

The Publications Page lists LANDIS-II publications. Please submit your citations to Robert Scheller he will add your publication(s) to the list. Go to the Publications Page

LANDIS-II Model User Guides

The two documents listed below provide a conceptual overview of the core LANDIS-II model and provide the User Guide for using the LANDIS-II core. Information about individual ecological processes can be found in the individual extension users guides and the peer-reviewed literature. See the extensions page.

Documentation for individual extensions can be reached from the extensions page. The on-line User Guides will be the most up-to-date.

Landis-II Model Description v6 (PDF) An overview of the LANDIS basic assumptions.

Landis-II Model User's Guide v6 (PDF) A computer manual for running the model.

LANDIS-II Basics

An Introduction to LANDIS-II : A broad introduction for people unfamiliar with the model.

Updated LANDIS-II Model Introduction - 2012 (PDF)

Updated LANDIS-II Getting Started - 2012 (PDF) - A quick guide to running the model.

Updated Generating LANDIS-II Input Data - 2012 (PDF)

Updated Calibration and Fire (PDF)

Updated Climate Change (PDF)

Updated Disturbance Introduction (PDF)

Updated Harvest Introduction (PDF)

Updated Outputs (PDF)

Updated Introduction to Succession (PDF)

LANDIS-II Technical Documentation

Technical Document: Double Exponential Seed Dispersal (PDF)