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TreeMig framework ver. 1.0: an R package with GUI to simulate spatio‐temporal forest dynamics

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Spatio‐temporal vegetation models are essential for simulating dynamics and shifts in species distributions over large areas, particularly under global change. One such model is the dynamic forest landscape model TreeMig . We have developed a framework that makes the model more user‐friendly, improves its functionality, and expands its possibilities. The framework consists of the improved TreeMig model, the R package ‘TreeMig‐R' for pre‐processing input data, model execution and visualization, a graphical user interface (GUI) for ease of use, and a set of sample input data. A suite of increasingly complex applications demonstrates its potential, including simulations of spatial forest dynamics under climate change in a highly fragmented landscape, the additional introduction and spread of an invasive tree species, and the coupling with an external model for the control of the invasive species.

Source: Ecography

DOI: 10.1002/ecog.08172