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ANALYSIS AND MODELING OF COMPLEX LIVING SYSTEMS

Models of plant succession and soil dynamics at climate changes

A. S. Komarov

Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science RAS, Institutskaya str. 2, Puschino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia

Abstract: Main theoretical considerations of dynamical changes of forest vegetation are discussed. It is shown that vegetation dynamics (succession) and soil dynamics are linked, and common dynamics is a result of biological turnover of nutrition elements. Main modelling approaches are examined and unsolved problems are formulated. An example of computer experiment on comparison of forest growth at stationary and global warming scenario is considered.

Keywords: succession, soil dynamics.

Received: 28.04.2009

DOI: 10.20537/2076-7633-2009-1-4-405-413