Implementation of a Marauding Insect Module (MIM, version 1.0) in the Integrated BIosphere Simulator (IBIS, version 2.6b4) dynamic vegetation–land surface model

Insects defoliate and kill plants in many ecosystems worldwide. The consequences of these natural processes on terrestrial ecology and nutrient cycling are well established, and their potential climatic effects resulting from modified land–atmosphere exchanges of carbon, energy, and water are increa...

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Main Authors: J.-S. Landry, D. T. Price, N. Ramankutty, L. Parrott, H. D. Matthews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-04-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/9/1243/2016/gmd-9-1243-2016.pdf