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Disentangling the formation of contrasting tree line physiognomies combining model selection and Bayesian parameterization for simulation models.
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Alpine tree-line ecotones are characterized by marked changes at small spatial scales that may result in a variety of physiognomies. A set of alternative individual-based models was tested with data from four contrasting Pinus uncinata ecotones in the central Spanish Pyrenees to reveal the minimal subset of processes required for tree-line formation. A Bayesian approach combined with Markov chain Monte Carlo methods was employed to obtain the posterior distribution of model parameters, allowing the use of model selection procedures. The main features of real tree lines emerged only in models considering nonlinear responses in individual rates of growth or mortality with respect to the altitudinal gradient. Variation in tree-line physiognomy reflected mainly changes in the relative importance of these nonlinear responses, while other processes, such as dispersal limitation and facilitation, played a secondary role. Different nonlinear responses also determined the presence or absence of krummholz, in agreement with recent findings highlighting a different response of diffuse and abrupt or krummholz tree lines to climate change. The method presented here can be widely applied in individual-based simulation models and will turn model selection and evaluation in this type of models into a more transparent, effective, and efficient exercise.
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MARTÍNEZ-CANO, I., WIEGAND, T., CAMARERO MARTÍNEZ, Jesús julio, BATLLORI PRESAS, Enric, GUTIÉRREZ MERINO, Emilia. Disentangling the formation of contrasting tree line physiognomies combining model selection and Bayesian parameterization for simulation models.. _American Naturalist_. 2011. Vol. 177, núm. 5, pàgs. 136-152. [consulta: 28 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 0003-0147. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/47465]