Ecological modeling of riparian vegetation under disturbances: A review

摘要

The composition, structure, and dynamics of riparian vegetation are under great pressure from natural and anthropogenic disturbances. Regarding the riparian vegetation system, how to assess the effects of disturbances on system, analyze schemes of coupled disturbances and vegetation, and identify the significant effects are fundamental basis of corresponding management. This paper reviews the statistical, empirical, and analytical vegetation models, of which the assumptions, logic, and typical applicability are examined aiming at selecting the most appropriate model for a given case. This study suggests the current challenges of riparian vegetation modeling are as follows: (1) How to integrate multiple anthropogenic disturbances in riparian vegetation modeling for management decision support and (2) How to develop models that are suitable for multi-scale vegetation system that can reflect both long- and short-term effects under various disturbances. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.