Plant functional types

This list summarises the default characteristics of each PFT. For the complete list of default parameters, check ed_params.f90.

PFT	Name	Tropical	Leaf phenology	SLA (mLeaf2 kgC-1)	ρwood (g cm-3)
1	C4 grass	yes	Evergreen	22.7	0.20
2	Early tropical tree	yes	Evergreen or drought-deciduous	16.0	0.53
3	Mid tropical tree	yes	Evergreen or drought-deciduous	11.6	0.71
4	Late tropical tree	yes	Evergreen or drought-deciduous	9.7	0.90
5	Temperate C3 grass	no	Evergreen	22.0	0.08
6	Northern pines	no	Evergreen	6.0	0.45
7	Southern pines	no	Evergreen	9.0	0.57
8	Late conifers	no	Evergreen	10.0	0.45
9	Early hardwood	no	Cold-deciduous	30.0	0.42
10	Mid hardwood	no	Cold-deciduous	24.0	0.74
11	Late hardwood	no	Cold-deciduous	60.0	0.70
12	Early savannah tree	yes	Evergreen or drought-deciduous	16.0	0.53
13	Mid savannah tree	yes	Evergreen or drought-deciduous	11.6	0.71
14	Late savannah tree	yes	Evergreen or drought-deciduous	9.7	0.90
15	Araucaria	yes	Evergreen	6.3	0.52
16	Tropical C3 grass	yes	Evergreen	22.7	0.20
17	Liana	yes	Evergreen or drought-deciduous	17.9	0.59

Notes:

• You can replace, modify or add new PFTs using XML initialization.
• Tropical plants may use multiple allometric equation sets, as defined by NL%IALLOM, which is set in ED2IN.
• Leaf phenology is controlled by NL%IPHEN_SCHEME, which can be set in ED2IN.