Mission

Background and Objectives

Forest ecosystem models are designed to reproduce, quantify and describe forest ecosystem processes. Conflicting interests such as simplicity, observability and biological realism must be addressed to ensure a well-balanced modeling approach. New data sources such as eddy covariance measurements in combination with classical forest inventories and soil surveys are important to ensure consistent results and to further enhance modeling theories as they are needed to assess forest production. This meeting will focus on:

• Reviewing the state of the art

• Data availability versus model requirements

• Scaling in space and time

• Carbon cycling issues and modeling

• Validation and application

• Enhancing international collaboration

Paper and Poster Submission

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