Landscape forest modeling of the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico.

This thesis contributes to modeling the dynamics of forest community response to environmental gradients and disturbances over a mountain landscape. A gap model (FACET) was parameterized for species of various forest types (Tabonuco, Colorado, Dwarf and Palm), for many terrain conditions and was modified and extended to include species response to excess soil moisture and hurricanes. Landscape cover types were defined by dominance of species of each forest type and canopy height. Parameters of the landscape model (MOSAIC) were calculated from multiple runs of FACET. These runs were determined by combining terrain variables (elevation and soil) and hurricane risk. MOSAIC runs were analyzed for distribution patterns. Geographic Information Systems software was used to process terrain variables, hurricane risk and MOSAIC model output.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2002

Author dc:creator

• Abbott-Wood, Chris

Contributors dc:contributor

• Acevedo, Miguel F.
• Monticino, Michael G.
• Mikler, Armin R.
• Thomlinson, John

• Forest landscape management -- Puerto Rico -- Luquillo Experimental Forest.
• Luquillo Experimental Forest (P.R.)
• forest community dynamics
• disturbances
• modeling
• environmental gradients

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Abbott-Wood, Chris
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 52081643
untcat: b2495863
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