A model evaluation framework applied to the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) in Colorado and Wyoming lodgepole pine forests

•We evaluated the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) Central Rockies Variant.•Bakuzis matrix exhibited qualitatively reasonable default model behavior.•Chronosequence validation found default over-prediction of stand biomass.•Equivalence testing found unrealistic growth of non-lodgepole pine species....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Forest ecology and management 2021-01, Vol.480, p.118619, Article 118619
Hauptverfasser:	Bagdon, Benjamin A., Nguyen, Trung H., Vorster, Anthony, Paustian, Keith, Field, John L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Equivalence testing Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) Model evaluation Sensitivity analysis Validation Verification
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