//---------------------------------------------------------------------

        public override void Initialize()
        {
            PlugIn.ModelCore.UI.WriteLine("Initializing {0} ...", ExtensionName);
            Timestep            = parameters.Timestep;
            SuccessionTimeStep  = Timestep;
            sufficientLight     = parameters.LightClassProbabilities;
            ProbEstablishAdjust = parameters.ProbEstablishAdjustment;
            MetadataHandler.InitializeMetadata(Timestep, modelCore, SoilCarbonMapNames, SoilNitrogenMapNames, ANPPMapNames, ANEEMapNames, TotalCMapNames);
            CohortBiomass.SpinupMortalityFraction = parameters.SpinupMortalityFraction;

            //Initialize climate.
            Climate.Initialize(parameters.ClimateConfigFile, false, modelCore);
            FutureClimateBaseYear = Climate.Future_MonthlyData.Keys.Min();

            EcoregionData.Initialize(parameters);
            SpeciesData.Initialize(parameters);
            EcoregionData.ChangeParameters(parameters);

            OtherData.Initialize(parameters);
            FunctionalType.Initialize(parameters);

            //  Cohorts must be created before the base class is initialized
            //  because the base class' reproduction module uses the core's
            //  SuccessionCohorts property in its Initialization method.
            Library.LeafBiomassCohorts.Cohorts.Initialize(Timestep, new CohortBiomass());

            // Initialize Reproduction routines:
            Reproduction.SufficientResources = SufficientLight;
            Reproduction.Establish           = Establish;
            Reproduction.AddNewCohort        = AddNewCohort;
            Reproduction.MaturePresent       = MaturePresent;
            base.Initialize(modelCore, parameters.SeedAlgorithm);

            InitialBiomass.Initialize(Timestep);

            Landis.Library.BiomassCohorts.Cohort.DeathEvent            += CohortDied;
            Landis.Library.LeafBiomassCohorts.Cohort.PartialDeathEvent += CohortPartialMortality;
            AgeOnlyDisturbances.Module.Initialize(parameters.AgeOnlyDisturbanceParms);

            Dynamic.Module.Initialize(parameters.DynamicUpdates);
            FireEffects.Initialize(parameters);
            InitializeSites(parameters.InitialCommunities, parameters.InitialCommunitiesMap, modelCore); //the spinup is heppend within this fucntion
            if (parameters.CalibrateMode)
            {
                Outputs.CreateCalibrateLogFile();
            }

            Outputs.WritePrimaryLogFile(0);
            Outputs.WriteShortPrimaryLogFile(0);
        }