Publication details
Authors: Kelechi G. Ibeh, Austin Himes, Allyson Beall King
Venue: 2025 International System Dynamics Conference
Abstract
This study applies a STELLA system-dynamics model to compare control, moderate-thinning, and intensive-thinning scenarios over 20 years. It evaluates trade-offs among oak recruitment, basal-area recovery, and aboveground carbon storage under alternative growth and mortality assumptions.
system dynamicsSTELLAforest managementcarbon sequestrationoak regenerationecological modelingsilviculture
Research themes
Oak regenerationSilvicultureForest carbonEcosystem services
Methods
System dynamics modelingSTELLA ArchitectScenario simulationSensitivity analysis
Study area
Upland hardwood forests, Mississippi, USA
Species
Oak species