Fig. 1. The functions used to define vegetation response to (a) salinity, and (b) inundation in the model. The salinity function requires parameterization of the optimal salinity (µ) and the salinity tolerance (ʎ) of each PFT. The inundation function responds linearly to the proportion of the plant submerged by surface water. Also, why didn’t I just apply the same function to flooding? That would solve some problems re: flooding stimulating growth.