VDDT-Path

Has description	VDDT is a Windows-based program allows users to easily create and test descriptions of vegetation dynamics, simulating them non-spatially at the landscape level. Probably the most important contribution of VDDT is that it provides a common platform for specialists from different disciplines - e.g., entomology, pathology, fire ecology, silviculture, wildlife biology and ecology - to collectively define the roles of various processes and agents of disturbance on landscape-level vegetation dynamics. Moreover, the development tool allows for rapid gaming and testing of the sensitivity of the ecosystem to alternative assumptions. It thus provides a tool for learning and communication.
Has modelling scope	Forest indicators, Ecological indicators
Has temporal scale	Long term (strategic), Medium term (tactical)
Has spatial context	Non spatial
Has spatial scale	Forest level, Regional/national level
Has objectives dimension	Multiple objectives, Single objective
Has related DSS
Has goods and services dimension	Market non-wood products, Market services, Market wood products, Non-market services
Has decision making dimension	More than one decision maker, More than one decision maker/stakeholder, Single decision maker
Has forest management goal	biomass estimation, forest ecology, forest transformation, forest vegetation management, landscape quality, multi-functional, user defined
Supports tree species
Supports silvicultural regime	user defined

Has typical use case	Projection of vegetation conditions under different management options or natural conditions
Has user profile	national forest administration, NGO, public land managers (i.e. state-owned / federal / cantonal / communal forests)
Has country	Canada, United States
Has references about examples of application	Shlisky, A., Vandendriesche, D., in press. Use of state-and-transition simulation modeling in National Forest planning in the Pacific Northwest, U.S.A.
Has number of users	>100
Has number of real-life applications	>100
Has utilisation in education	N/A
Has research project reference
Has tool dissemination	via website

Has decision support techniques	VDDT-Path.Decision support techniques

Has knowledge management processes	VDDT-Path.Knowledge management process

Has support for social participation	VDDT-Path.Support of social participation

Has DSS development	VDDT-Path.Description of DSS development

Has website	http://essa.com/
Has online demo
Has manual	Yes
Has technical documentation	Yes
Has reference

Has full name	Vegetation Dynamics Development Tool - Path
Has acronym	VDDT-Path
Has wiki contact person	Sean Gordon
Has wiki contact e-mail	sean.gordon@pdx.edu

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