Storm Light Dependent Seed Survival

This behavior assesses seed survival as a function of the light level of the location in which a seed lands. Light level calculations are performed by the Storm Light behavior. (This behavior is exactly like Light Dependent Seed Survival except for the method of light level calculation.)

Parameters for this behavior

How it works

The effects of light levels on seed survival is graphed as:

To assess the effects of light level on the number of seeds that survive, this behavior retrieves the light level from the Storm Light grid that corresponds to the point in the center of each Dispersed Seeds grid cell.

The proportion of seeds that survive for a given species is calculated as:

• If GLI < GLI_opt, LE = 1 - (S_lo(GLI_opt - GLI))
• If GLI = GLI_opt, LE = 1
• If GLI > GLI_opt, LE = 1 - (S_hi(GLI - GLI_opt))

where

• GLI is the light level at the center of the Dispersed Seeds grid cell
• GLI_opt is the GLI of Optimum Establishment, 0-100 parameter
• S_lo is the Slope of Dropoff Below Optimum GLI parameter
• S_hi is the Slope of Dropoff Above the Optimum GLI parameter

Once the proportion of seeds that survive at the given light level has been calculated, this value is multiplied by the number of seeds to reduce them by the proper amount. The new reduced number of seeds is put back in the Dispersed Seeds grid.

How to apply it

Apply this behavior to seeds of your desired species. Any species to which it is applied must also have a Disperse behavior and the Storm Light behavior applied.