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108 Chapter 4<br />

At <strong>the</strong> site Bern (Fig. 4.11) oak becomes more important because it is tolerant <strong>of</strong> low<br />

nitrogen concentrations; on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r hand, <strong>the</strong> abundance <strong>of</strong> A. alba and P. excelsa decreases.<br />

The oak species (Q. robur, Q. petraea) may be too abundant <strong>in</strong> this model variant<br />

as compared to <strong>the</strong> descriptions by Ellenberg & Klötzli (1972) and Ellenberg (1986).<br />

Biomass (t/ha)<br />

600<br />

500<br />

400<br />

300<br />

200<br />

100<br />

0<br />

0<br />

Bern (E/P)<br />

400<br />

800<br />

Year<br />

1200<br />

Ulmus scabra<br />

Quercus robur<br />

Quercus petraea<br />

Populus nigra<br />

Frax<strong>in</strong>us excelsior<br />

Fagus silvatica<br />

Betula pendula<br />

Acer pseudoplatanus<br />

Acer platanoides<br />

Picea excelsa<br />

Larix decidua<br />

Abies alba<br />

600<br />

Sion<br />

(E/P)<br />

500<br />

Biomass (t/ha)<br />

400<br />

300<br />

200<br />

Quercus robur<br />

Castanea sativa<br />

P<strong>in</strong>us silvestris<br />

100<br />

0<br />

0<br />

400<br />

Year<br />

800<br />

1200<br />

Fig. 4.9: Average species composition from 200 forest patches simulated by <strong>the</strong> comb<strong>in</strong>ed FOR-<br />

CLIM-E/P model, assum<strong>in</strong>g a nutrient-rich soil at <strong>the</strong> sites Bern (top) and Sion (bottom).

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