ECOTONE Manual
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Defense is responsible for managing over 25 million acres of land and uses a variety of programs, tools, and procedures to periodically assess and evaluate land condition. One tool, the ECOTONE model, was set up to simulate vegetation recovery from military disturbances on Fort Bliss, Texas, as a conceptual structure to prioritize the research efforts in land management. This report provides the first published documentation of the structure and function of ECOTONE. The model consists of processes dispersal, establishment, growth, etc. that flow into each other and are themselves influenced by disturbances, resulting in varying rates of plant mortality.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA452048
Entities
People
- Debra Peters
- Tamara Hochstrasser