LANDFIRE Biophysical Settings Model Descriptions Resources
The LANDFIRE Biophysical Settings Model Description Documents (called "Vegetation Dynamics Model Descriptions" on landfire.gov) serve as comprehensive documents describing the vegetation, geography, biophysical characteristics, succession stages, disturbance regimes, and assumptions for each BpS and are designed to accompany the quantitative state and transition models.
Using the LANDFIRE Biophysical Settings Model Descriptions -This document examines the major elements of the model descriptions and explains how they can be used.
The LANDFIRE Rapid Assessment Biophysical Settings Model Description Documents serve as comprehensive documents describing the vegetation, geography, biophysical characteristics, succession stages, disturbance regimes, and assumptions of each BpS and are designed to accompany the LANDFIRE Rapid Assessment models.
Biophysical Settings Descriptions are comprehensive documents that describe geography, topography, vegetation, disturbance regimes, and other important traits for each biophysical setting in the Eastern U.S.
Biophysical Settings Descriptions are comprehensive documents that describe geography, topography, vegetation, disturbance regimes, and other important traits for each biophysical setting in the Western U.S.
Biophysical Settings Descriptions are comprehensive documents that describe geography, topography, vegetation, disturbance regimes, and other important traits for each biophysical setting in Alaska.
After the assessor has read the associated BpS Descriptions, the BpS Reference Condition tables provide a quick and easy way to obtain the succession class and fire regimes data for each biophysical setting in a given U.S. region
