ModERFoRest: A new software for assessing the environmental performance of forest species
Aim of study: We introduce the software ModERFoRest (Modelling Environmental Requirements for Forest Restoration), which is a tool to estimate the environmental requirements and environmental performance of the main forest tree species growing in Spain. Area of study: Two of their modules have b...
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Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria
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| author | Eduardo LÓPEZ-SENESPLEDA Rafael ALONSO-PONCE Ricardo RUIZ-PEINADO Valentín GÓMEZ Rafael SERRADA Gregorio MONTERO |
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Aim of study: We introduce the software ModERFoRest (Modelling Environmental Requirements for Forest Restoration), which is a tool to estimate the environmental requirements and environmental performance of the main forest tree species growing in Spain.
Area of study: Two of their modules have been developed to be applied mainly in Spain, but the main section can be used elsewhere as long as the user provides with presence data and environmental information.
Material and methods: ModERFoRest has been programmed in C++, also using the Armadillo library for algebraic computation. The application can be downloaded from the INIA website (https://www.inia.es/serviciosyrecursos/recursosinformaticos/modernforest/Paginas/ModERFoRest.aspx) where there are also more accessible resources (currently only in Spanish language).
Main results: ModERFoRest provides three basic utilities, firstly, to select the optimal species to be used for forest restoration, at local or regional scale, among the 22 most important taxa or formations in Spain, based on ecological criteria and physiographic, climatic and edaphic information. Secondly, to explore the potential distribution areas of the species using the ecological niche models and algorithms developed throughout different projects on the autecology of the species over the last 55 years. Finally, the application provides the option of comparing different areas of the species ecologically, in order to obtain the most suitable reproductive material for the forest site under study.
Research highlights: Users can also run not only recent but also future climate scenarios in order to simulate the distribution of ecological species and use the results in reforestation programmes and planning.
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| spelling | doaj.art-6b83b49ed2b24dfd91e74a169ef833952023-04-03T09:03:27ZengInstituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y AlimentariaForest Systems2171-98452023-02-0132110.5424/fs/2023321-19406ModERFoRest: A new software for assessing the environmental performance of forest speciesEduardo LÓPEZ-SENESPLEDA0Rafael ALONSO-PONCE1Ricardo RUIZ-PEINADO2Valentín GÓMEZ3Rafael SERRADA4Gregorio MONTERO5Instituto de Ciencias Forestales (ICIFOR-INIA), CSIC, Dinámica y Gestión Forestal. Ctra. A Coruña km 7,5. 28040 Madrid, SpainFora Forest Technologies S.L.L. Campus Universitario Duques de Soria, Edificio (I+D+i), 42004 Soria, SpainInstituto de Ciencias Forestales (ICIFOR-INIA), CSIC, Dinámica y Gestión Forestal. Ctra. A Coruña km 7,5. 28040 Madrid, SpainUniversidad Politécnica de Madrid, ETSI Montes, Forestal y Medio Natural. Sistemas y Recursos Forestales. C/ José Antonio Novais 10. 28040 Madrid, SpainInstituto de Ciencias Forestales (ICIFOR-INIA), CSIC, 28040 Madrid, Spain. RetiredInstituto de Ciencias Forestales (ICIFOR-INIA), CSIC, 28040 Madrid, Spain. Retired Aim of study: We introduce the software ModERFoRest (Modelling Environmental Requirements for Forest Restoration), which is a tool to estimate the environmental requirements and environmental performance of the main forest tree species growing in Spain. Area of study: Two of their modules have been developed to be applied mainly in Spain, but the main section can be used elsewhere as long as the user provides with presence data and environmental information. Material and methods: ModERFoRest has been programmed in C++, also using the Armadillo library for algebraic computation. The application can be downloaded from the INIA website (https://www.inia.es/serviciosyrecursos/recursosinformaticos/modernforest/Paginas/ModERFoRest.aspx) where there are also more accessible resources (currently only in Spanish language). Main results: ModERFoRest provides three basic utilities, firstly, to select the optimal species to be used for forest restoration, at local or regional scale, among the 22 most important taxa or formations in Spain, based on ecological criteria and physiographic, climatic and edaphic information. Secondly, to explore the potential distribution areas of the species using the ecological niche models and algorithms developed throughout different projects on the autecology of the species over the last 55 years. Finally, the application provides the option of comparing different areas of the species ecologically, in order to obtain the most suitable reproductive material for the forest site under study. Research highlights: Users can also run not only recent but also future climate scenarios in order to simulate the distribution of ecological species and use the results in reforestation programmes and planning. https://revistas.inia.es/index.php/fs/article/view/19406forest managementniche modelsenvironmental resemblanceautecologywater balance |
| spellingShingle | Eduardo LÓPEZ-SENESPLEDA Rafael ALONSO-PONCE Ricardo RUIZ-PEINADO Valentín GÓMEZ Rafael SERRADA Gregorio MONTERO ModERFoRest: A new software for assessing the environmental performance of forest species Forest Systems forest management niche models environmental resemblance autecology water balance |
| title | ModERFoRest: A new software for assessing the environmental performance of forest species |
| title_full | ModERFoRest: A new software for assessing the environmental performance of forest species |
| title_fullStr | ModERFoRest: A new software for assessing the environmental performance of forest species |
| title_full_unstemmed | ModERFoRest: A new software for assessing the environmental performance of forest species |
| title_short | ModERFoRest: A new software for assessing the environmental performance of forest species |
| title_sort | moderforest a new software for assessing the environmental performance of forest species |
| topic | forest management niche models environmental resemblance autecology water balance |
| url | https://revistas.inia.es/index.php/fs/article/view/19406 |
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