Natural disturbances and human land use in dynamic global vegetation models

Abstract

A current limitation in the projection of vegetation distribution and functioning into future environments is the poor understanding of processes which occur at the landscape scale (a few km2 to thousands of km2). Many of these processes are associated with disturbances - both natural and anthropogenic - which modify vegetation from its equilibrium state. This report summarises the findings and recommendations of an International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) workshop which aimed to develop an approach to modelling landscape-scale disturbances in the context of global vegetation change. Show more