Essays about: "leaf longevity"

Found 2 essays containing the words leaf longevity.

  1. 1. Evaluating vegetation carbon storage by primary forests in Sweden using LPJ-GUESS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Sacha van der Vleuten; [2022]
    Keywords : Carbon storage; LPJ-GUESS; Primary forests; Sweden; Natural forests; Potential natural vegetation; Dynamic vegetation model; Model optimization; LPJ-GUESS evaluation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Over the past 200 years, the structure of forests in Sweden has changed drastically, with forestry becoming the dominant land use. This has led to the loss of primary forests, which has major impacts on different ecosystem services, including carbon storage. READ MORE

  3. 2. Modelling global Gross Primary Production using the correlation between key leaf traits

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Alexandra Pongrácz; [2017]
    Keywords : ecosystem modelling; leaf longevity; leaf nitrogen content; leaf mass per area; LEIA; LPJ-GUESS; GPP; terrestrial biosphere; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Sophisticated ecosystem models make it possible to evaluate the potential future changes of the carbon sequestration capacity of the terrestrial biosphere, as a response to the rapid environmental and climatic changes. Accuracy of model estimates is however strongly dependent on the parametrisation of driving parameters. READ MORE