• General outline of modeling scenario and flow diagram
  • Key references
  • Syllabus
  • Potential Areas of Investigation (educational exercise write-up)
    • Weather vs microclimatic variability
    • Soil effects on microclimate
    • Slope/aspect effects on microclimate
    • Elevation effects on microclimate
    • Plant materials differences and identification of germination/emergence syndromes
    • Planting date effects on germination
    • Planting date effects and post-germination mortality
    • Seasonal soil water availability with depth – Resistance and Resilience
    • State and Transition Models (STMs) and transition probabilities
    • Site variability and adaptive management
    • Site variability and consequences for Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation (ESR) planning
    • Site variability and NEPA restoration planning
    • Bet-hedging strategies for successful germination and emergence
    • Evaluation of historical planting success
    • Sensitivity of microclimatic model to various atmospheric and soil inputs and parameters