The Forest Time Machine
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General System description
System name: The Forest Time Machine
Brief overview
Briefly define purpose & capabilities of the system and available components (if any) Should be a 1-2 sentence summary of system
Contents
Scope of the system
The Forest Time Machine goal is to study several issues in an integrated way, having a multi-objective approach.
System origin
- The Forest Time Machine decision support system was developed within the SUFOR (Sustainable Forestry in Southern Sweden) research programme.
- The Forest Time Machine started as a simple spreadsheet model (combined with a (GIS)) in the beginning of the 1990s, but has evolved into an objectoriented program with modular components and a modern user interface.
- is it a commercial product
- Main use in research, at least three PhD theses have used the Forest Time
Machine for different types of analyses.
Models
Forest models
The FTM decision-support system is not one model, but a complex of interacting stand based models. This models can analyise the following issues:
- tree growth, including regeneration and mortality
- forest operations
- economy
- biodiversity
- nutrient balances
References
Cited references
External resources
- ANDERSSON, M., B. DAHLIN et M. MOSSBERG (2005): The Forest Time Machine — a multi-purpose forest management decision-support system. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 49, 114–128.
