This behavior assesses tree survival as a function of mean annual temperature and neighbor adult basal area. For efficiency, it calculates survival rates for cells in a grid and assigns trees the survival probability of the grid cell in which they are found.
Trees killed by this behavior will have a mortality reason code of "natural".
Parameter name | Description |
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Temp Dependent Neighborhood Surv - A | A in the survival function. |
Temp Dependent Neighborhood Surv - B | B in the survival function. |
Temp Dependent Neighborhood Surv - M | M in the survival function. |
Temp Dependent Neighborhood Surv - N | N in the survival function. |
Temp Dependent Neighborhood Surv - Neigh Search Radius (m) | Maximum radius to search for crowding neighbors, in meters. |
This behavior uses the Temperature Dependent Neighborhood Survival grid to keep track of survival rates. The annual probability of survival for a given species and given grid cell is calculated as:
where:
BAT is the basal area of all adults within the distance from the center of the grid cell set in the Temp Dependent Neighborhood Surv - Neigh Search Radius (m) parameter.
The probability of survival is for a single year. For multi-year timesteps, the timestep survival probability is the annual probability raised to the power of the number of years per timestep.
Trees receive the survival probability calculated for the grid cell in which they are found. A random number is used to determine whether a tree lives or dies.
This behavior can be applied to seedlings, saplings, and adults of any species.