What is the Climate BDA Extension?

The Climate BDA module simulates tree mortality following major outbreaks of insects and/or disease, where major outbreaks are defined as those significant enough to influence forest succession, fire disturbance, or harvest disturbance at landscape scales. Notable additions for v5 include: variable temporal resolution, addition of climate modifiers affecting disturbance behavior, changes to the dispersal algorithm, and some additional options for communication with the Dynamic Fuels extension.

Release Notes

• Latest official release: Version 5.0 — September 2024
• View User Guide.

• User Guide for Climate Library

• Full release details found in the User Guide and on GitHub.

Requirements

To use Climate BDA, you need:

• The LANDIS-II model v8.0 installed on your computer.
• Example files (see below)

Download and Install the Extension

The latest version can be downloaded here. (Look for the download icon in the upper right corner.) Launch the installer.

Example Files

Example files are here.

Citation

Sturtevant, B.R., E.J. Gustafson, W. Li, and H.S. He. 2004. Modeling biological disturbances in LANDIS: A module description and demonstration using spruce budworm. Ecological Modelling 180: 153 – 174.

Support

If you have a question, please contact Brian Sturtevant. You can also ask for help in the LANDIS-II users group.

If you come across any issue or suspected bug, please post about it in the issue section of the Github repository.

Author

The LANDIS-II Foundation

Mail : brian.r.sturtevant@usda.gov