Improving simulated Amazon forest biomass and productivity by including spatial variation in biophysical parameters

被引：51

作者：

Castanho, A. D. A. ^{[1
]}

Coe, M. T. ^{[1
]}

Costa, M. H. ^{[2
]}

Malhi, Y. ^{[3
]}

Galbraith, D. ^{[4
]}

Quesada, C. A. ^{[4
,5
]}

机构：

[1] Woods Hole Res Ctr, Falmouth, MA 02540 USA

[2] Univ Fed Vicosa, Dept Engn Agr, Vicosa, MG, Brazil

[3] Univ Oxford, Sch Geog & Environm, Environm Change Inst, Oxford, England

[4] Univ Leeds, Sch Geog, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England

[5] Inst Nacl de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

来源：

BIOGEOSCIENCES | 2013年 / 10卷 / 04期

关键词：

NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; CLIMATE MODEL GENESIS; BASIN-WIDE VARIATIONS; TRANSFER SCHEME LSX; CARBON BALANCE; PERFORMANCE; LIMITATION; ALLOCATION; MORTALITY; DYNAMICS;

D O I：

10.5194/bg-10-2255-2013

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

Dynamic vegetation models forced with spatially homogeneous biophysical parameters are capable of producing average productivity and biomass values for the Amazon basin forest biome that are close to the observed estimates, but these models are unable to reproduce observed spatial variability. Recent observational studies have shown substantial regional spatial variability of above-ground productivity and biomass across the Amazon basin, which is believed to be primarily driven by a combination of soil physical and chemical properties. In this study, spatial heterogeneity of vegetation properties is added to the Integrated Biosphere Simulator (IBIS) land surface model, and the simulated productivity and biomass of the Amazon basin are compared to observations from undisturbed forest. The maximum RuBiCo carboxylation capacity (V-cmax) and the woody biomass residence time (tau(w)) were found to be the most important properties determining the modeled spatial variation of above-ground woody net primary productivity and biomass, respectively. Spatial heterogeneity of these properties may lead to simulated spatial variability of 1.8 times in the woody net primary productivity (NPPw) and 2.8 times in the woody above-ground biomass (AGB(w)). The coefficient of correlation between the modeled and observed woody productivity improved from 0.10 with homogeneous parameters to 0.73 with spatially heterogeneous parameters, while the coefficient of correlation between the simulated and observed woody above-ground biomass improved from 0.33 to 0.88. The results from our analyses with the IBIS dynamic vegetation model demonstrated that using single values for key ecological parameters in the tropical forest biome severely limits simulation accuracy. Clearer understanding of the biophysical mechanisms that drive the spatial variability of carbon allocation, tau(w) and V-cmax is necessary to achieve further improvements to simulation accuracy.

引用

页码：2255 / 2272

页数：18

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