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HETEROgeneous FORest (HETEROFOR)

HETEROFOR is a spatially-explicit and process-based model describing individual tree growth based on resource sharing (light, water and nutrients) in uneven-aged and mixed stands. HETEROFOR was progressively elaborated through the integration of various modules (light interception, phenology, water cycling, photosynthesis and respiration, carbon allocation, mineral nutrition and nutrient cycling).

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WHAT WE DO

Provide training and technical support for modelling activities to research groups at CREAF.
Develop and promote the use of process-based and empirical models aimed at predicting the response of terrestrial ecosystems to global change at multiple scales from the forest stand to the region.
Facilitate discovery of data sets or models relevant for ecosystem modelling activities.
Develop tools aimed at facilitating the interoperability between data sources and models, and between different models.
Develop and maintain interactive web applications for ecosystem data exploration and visualization.

CONTACT

Campus de Bellaterra (UAB) Edifici C

08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès

EcosystemModellingFacility@creaf.uab.cat

This action is part of the Severo Ochoa "ULandscape" funded in 2019 by the Agencia Estatal de Investigación of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation to support Research Centres of Excellence.