Simulation Modeling of Forest Landscape Disturbances

Ajith H. Perera  Ontario Forest Research InstituteOntario Ministry of Natural Resources1235 Queen St. E., Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2E5 Canadaajith.perera@ontario.caBrian R. Sturtevant Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies, Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, 5985 Hwy K, Rhinelander, WI 54501 USAbsturtevant@fs.fed.usLisa J. Buse Ontario Forest Research Institute, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 1235 Queen St. E., Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2E5 Canadalisa.buse@ontario.ca

• Simulation modeling of forest landscape disturbances: An overview.- Modeling windthrow at stand and landscape scales.- Approaches to modeling landscape-scale drought-induced forest mortality.- Modeling wildfire regimes in forest landscapes: Abstracting a complex reality.- Modeling insect disturbance across forested landscapes: Insights from the spruce budworm.- Individual-based modeling: Mountain pine beetle seasonal biology in response to climate.- Southern pine beetle herbivory in the southern United States: Moving from external disturbance to internal process.- Exploring interactions among multiple disturbance agents in forest landscapes: Simulating effects of fire, beetles, and disease under climate change.- Simulating forest landscape disturbances as coupled human and natural systems.- Simulating forest recovery following disturbances: Vegetation dynamics and biogeochemistry.- Simulation modeling of forest landscape disturbances: Where do we go from here?.