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This chapter introduces the basic carbon-balance approach for trees, when considered over their lifetime, at an annual (or growing-season) resolution. At this scale, the key issues of model development include: (1) realistic long-term dynamic properties, (2) responses of growth and mortality of competing individuals, and (3) responses to eco-physiological inputs.
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Mäkelä, A., Valentine, H.T. (2020). Carbon Balance. In: Models of Tree and Stand Dynamics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35761-0_3
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