Ran Nathan, Uriel N. Safriel, and Imanuel Noy-Meir. 2001. Field validation and sensitivity analysis of a mechanistic model of tree seed dispersal by wind. Ecology 82:374-388.
Supplement
Supplement 1: WINDISPER: A spatiotemporal mechanistic model of seed dispersal by wind, version 1.0.10.1999.
Ecological Archives E082-004-S1.
Ran Nathan
Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Jerusalem 91904, IsraelPresent address:
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,
Princeton University,
Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
rann@eno.princeton.edu
Self-extractable zipped file: windis10.exe
or a Zip file: E082-004.zip
windis10.c - the main program file
getdata.c - reads input data
getdata.h - header of getdata.c
parse.c - file parser
parse.h - header of parse.c
rand.h - header of rand.c (random number generators file)
windisp.dat - sample input data file (see getdata.h)
trees.grd - sample input data file (see getdata.h)
treesxy.dat - sample input data file (see getdata.h)
period1.dat - sample input data file (see getdata.h)
period1.wnd - sample input data file (see getdata.h)
period2.dat - sample input data file (see getdata.h)
period2.wnd - sample input data file (see getdata.h)
readme.txt - this file.
Purpose of the program
Spatial and temporal-explicit simulation of seed dispersal by wind.
Main ecological features simulated
This model simulates the dispersal
of individual seeds from trees to a flat surface taking into account plant and
meteorological characteristics described in the paper. Default parameter values
in this version are those estimated for Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis
Mill.) in the study site on Mt. Carmel, Israel (called NE in the paper). The
spatial resolution is 1 m^2 and the temporal resolution - one day or more, depending
on the length of the period(s) considered (in which meteorological data are
available).
Required hardware
Either a Pentium PC or Unix operating system (providing a proper data
file format).
Required software
A C compiler and a C-language random number generator (uniform and normal random
number generator).
Installation and operation
Copy windis10.exe
to a new directory, and extract the
files (double-click on windis10.exe). Add
a program with uniform and normal random number generators, under the name
rand.c (see
header file rand.h). Complile
a C project with all C files (windis10.c, getdata.c,
parse.c, and your rand.c).
When running the program, all input
and output files are assumed to be in the same directory.
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