BC mortality

BC mortality is a growth-based mortality behavior.

Trees killed by this behavior will have a mortality reason code of "natural".

Parameters for this behavior

Parameter nameDescription
Light-Dependent Mortality Light-dependent mortality.
Mortality at Zero Growth Mortality rate at zero growth.

How it works

The BC mortality model evaluates the following function to determine the probability of a tree's mortality:


where:

BC mortality is described in Kobe and Coates 1997.

How to apply it

This behavior can be applied to seedlings, saplings, and adults of any species. Any tree species/type combination to which it is applied must also have a growth behavior applied.