TreeSim: An object-oriented individual tree simulator and 3D visualization tool in Python

Autor: Abbas Nabhani, Hanne K. Sjølie
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: SoftwareX, Vol 20, Iss , Pp 101221- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2352-7110
DOI: 10.1016/j.softx.2022.101221
Popis: TreeSim is an open-source, user-extendable framework that offers new opportunities for users to model, simulate, visualize, and animate the dynamics of forest. It provides a general environment for modellers to implement and evaluate forest growth models. In this paper, we introduce the object-oriented architecture for our proposed simulator and examine its performance to model and simulate forest growth, management, and dynamics. The simulator uses various models to predict the dynamics and attributes of forest (e.g., regeneration, increment, mortality, biodiversity, biomass, carbon, dead wood). Finally, TreeSim can be integrated into a simulation–optimization framework for decision-making support.
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