Data-based modelling and environmental sensitivity of vegetation in China

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: H. Wang, I. C. Prentice, J. Ni
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2013
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Cramer; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-5817-2013; https://doaj.org/article/7e94c7d03f23444490ed349a5d4fa27e

A process-oriented niche specification (PONS) model was constructed to quantify climatic controls on the distribution of ecosystems, based on the vegetation map of China. PONS uses general hypotheses about bioclimatic controls to provide a "bridge" between statistical niche models and more...