A multi-species, process based vegetation simulation module to simulate successional forest regrowth after forest disturbance in daily time step hydrological transport models

• Published in: Journal of environmental engineering and science Vol. 7; no. Supplement 1; pp. 127 - 143
• Main Authors: MacDonald, J.D., Kiniry, J.R., Putz, G., Prepas, E.E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ottawa ICE Publishing 01.01.2008
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Algorithms; Boreal forests; Ecological succession; Forest management; Forest watersheds; Forests; Harvesting; Hydrologic modeling; Hydrology; Land management; Regrowth; Simulation; Vegetation; Watersheds

To simulate the effects of tree harvest on boreal forest catchment hydrology, the vegetation growth model within the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) must reproduce the successional stages of forest reestablishment. The agricultural land management alternatives with numerical assessment criteri...