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Modelling short-term CO2 fluxes and long-term tree growth in temperate forests with ASPECTS
Rasse, Daniel P.; François, Louis; Aubinet, Marc et al.
2001In Ecological Modelling, 141 (1-3), p. 35-52
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Keywords :
deciduous; eddy covariance; evergreen; forest growth; NEE; carbon dioxide
Abstract :
[en] The net ecosystem exchange (NEE) Of CO2 between temperate forests and the atmosphere governs both carbon removal from the atmosphere and forest growth. In recent years, many experiments have been conducted to determine temperate forest NEE. These data have been used by forest modellers to better understand the processes that govern CO, fluxes, and estimate the evolution of these fluxes under changing environmental conditions. Nevertheless, it is not clear whether models capable of handling short-term processes, which are mostly source-driven, can provide an accurate estimate of long-term forest growth, which is potentially more influenced by sink- and phenology-related processes. To analyse the interactions between short- and long-term processes, we developed the ASPECTS model, which predicts long-term forest growth by integrating, over time, hourly NEE estimates. Validation data consisting of measurements of NEE by eddy-covariance and forest carbon reservoir estimates were obtained from mixed deciduous and evergreen experimental forests located in Belgium. ASPECTS accurately estimated both: (1) the NEE fluxes for several years of data; and (2) the amount of carbon contained in stems, branches, leaves, fine and coarse roots. Our simulations demonstrated that: (1) NEE measurements in Belgian forests are compatible with forest growth over the course of the 20th century, and (2) that forest history and long-term processes need to be considered for accurate simulation of short-term CO2 fluxes.
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Rasse, Daniel P.;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO)
François, Louis  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Modélisation du climat et des cycles biogéochimiques
Aubinet, Marc ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Kowalski, Andrew S.;  University of Antwerp-UIA > Department of Biology
Vande Walle, Inge;  Ghent University > Laboratory of Plant Ecology
Laitat, Eric;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Gérard, Jean-Claude  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Modélisation du climat et des cycles biogéochimiques
Language :
English
Title :
Modelling short-term CO2 fluxes and long-term tree growth in temperate forests with ASPECTS
Publication date :
2001
Journal title :
Ecological Modelling
ISSN :
0304-3800
eISSN :
1872-7026
Publisher :
Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Volume :
141
Issue :
1-3
Pages :
35-52
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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