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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-4711-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-4711-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Reviews and syntheses
| 
24 Oct 2017
Reviews and syntheses |
| 24 Oct 2017
Challenges and opportunities in land surface modelling of savanna ecosystems
Rhys Whitley
Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde,
NSW 2109, Australia
School of Agriculture and Environment, University of Western
Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
Lindsay B. Hutley
Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin
University, Casuarina, NT 0909, Australia
Gabriel Abramowitz
Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales,
Kensington, NSW 2033, Australia
Martin G. De Kauwe
Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde,
NSW 2109, Australia
Bradley Evans
Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, University of Sydney,
Eveleigh, NSW 2015, Australia
Vanessa Haverd
CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere, Canberra 2601, Australia
Longhui Li
School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW
2007, Australia
Caitlin Moore
School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, VIC
3800, Clayton, Australia
Youngryel Ryu
Department of Landscape Architecture and Rural Systems Engineering,
Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Simon Scheiter
Biodiversität und Klima Forschungszentrum, Senckenberg
Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt
am Main, Germany
Stanislaus J. Schymanski
ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental System Science, Zurich,
Switzerland
Benjamin Smith
Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund
University, Lund, Sweden
Ying-Ping Wang
CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere, Aspendale, Victoria 3195, Australia
Mathew Williams
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW
2007, Australia
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This paper attempts to review some of the current challenges faced by the modelling community in simulating the behaviour of savanna ecosystems. We provide a particular focus on three dynamic processes (phenology, root-water access, and fire) that are characteristic of savannas, which we believe are not adequately represented in current-generation terrestrial biosphere models. We highlight reasons for these misrepresentations, possible solutions and a future direction for research in this area.
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