Emerging trends and future directions:: a workshop synthesis

Workshop participants divided into four working groups to examine emerging trends and future research directions of forest ecosystem modelling from different perspectives. Each group reported their individual discussions in detail in a common session. Here, a synthesis of common items resulting from the four discussions is presented. While not being all-inclusive, seven general issues were identified in three general research areas: G) the design or development of forest models or development of modelling methodology; GO the use of forest models; and (iii) the evaluation and documentation of forest models. Taken together, this synthesis provides a workshop consensus on the future of forest growth modelling.