Are Plant Functional Types Fit for Purpose?

Are Plant Functional Types Fit for Purpose?

Abstract For over 40 years, Plant Functional Types (PFTs) have been used to discretize the ∼400,000 species of terrestrial plants into “similar” classes. Within Earth System Models (ESMs), PFTs simplify terrestrial biosphere modeling in combination with soil information and other site characteristic...

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Main Authors: Jon Cranko Page, Gab Abramowitz, Martin. G. De Kauwe, Andy J. Pitman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-01-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
Subjects:
plant functional types
plant functional traits
terrestrial fluxes
machine learning
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL104962

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https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL104962

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