Canadian Forest Carbon Succession

Brief Description: The Canadian Forest Carbon Succession v0.1 (CForCs) extension for the LANDIS-II model includes growth, mortality and decay. The growth and reproduction generally follow the Biomass Succession (v2) extension and the methods outlined in Scheller and Mladenoff (2004). In addition, changes in cohort biomass dead organic matter (DOM) and soil carbon are tracked over time. The modelling of decay generally follows the methods outlined in Kurz et al. (2009).

The carbon pools tracked in CForCs and available as outputs (g C /m2) are: woody biomass, non-woody biomass, fine roots, coarse roots, very fast aboveground DOM (foliar litter plus dead fine roots), fast aboveground DOM (fine and small woody debris plus dead coarse roots in the forest floor,), , medium DOM (coarse woody debris), slow aboveground DOM (F, H and O horizons), very fast belowground DOM (dead fine roots in the mineral soil), fast belowground soil (dead coarse roots in the mineral soil) slow belowground soil (Humified organic matter in the mineral soil), snag stem wood, snag other wood and an extra pool for user customization.

Developers: BC Ministry of Forests and Range and ESSA Technologies Ltd

Lineage: First official release in LANDIS-II.

How to cite: Not yet published