Marching in step: The importance of matching model complexity to data availability in terrestrial biosphere models

This is a Commentary on Paschalis et al. Building models to predict ecosystem responses to future rainfall changes requires closely matching model complexity to data availability. A new study by Paschalis et al. (Global Change Biology, 2020) examines opportunities to improve both data availability and model structure in 10 state-of-the-art terrestrial biosphere models.