diff --git a/components/clm/src/ED/biogeochem/EDCanopyStructureMod.F90 b/components/clm/src/ED/biogeochem/EDCanopyStructureMod.F90
index 41247f0729..f156ed869f 100755
--- a/components/clm/src/ED/biogeochem/EDCanopyStructureMod.F90
+++ b/components/clm/src/ED/biogeochem/EDCanopyStructureMod.F90
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ subroutine canopy_structure( currentSite )
        enddo !is there still excess area in any layer?      
 
        call fuse_cohorts(currentPatch)
-       call terminate_cohorts(currentPatch)
+       call terminate_cohorts(currentSite, currentPatch)
 
        ! ----------- Check cohort area ------------------------------!
        do i = 1,z
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ subroutine canopy_structure( currentSite )
        enddo !is there still not enough canopy area in any layer?         
 
        call fuse_cohorts(currentPatch)
-       call terminate_cohorts(currentPatch)
+       call terminate_cohorts(currentSite, currentPatch)
 
        if(promswitch == 1)then
           !write(fates_log(),*) 'going into cohort check'
diff --git a/components/clm/src/ED/biogeochem/EDCohortDynamicsMod.F90 b/components/clm/src/ED/biogeochem/EDCohortDynamicsMod.F90
index 1ff9971d82..f1bbdde262 100755
--- a/components/clm/src/ED/biogeochem/EDCohortDynamicsMod.F90
+++ b/components/clm/src/ED/biogeochem/EDCohortDynamicsMod.F90
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ subroutine zero_cohort(cc_p)
   end subroutine zero_cohort
 
   !-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------!
-  subroutine terminate_cohorts( patchptr )
+  subroutine terminate_cohorts( siteptr, patchptr )
     !
     ! !DESCRIPTION:
     ! terminates cohorts when they get too small      
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ subroutine terminate_cohorts( patchptr )
     use SFParamsMod, only : SF_val_CWD_frac
     !
     ! !ARGUMENTS    
+    type (ed_site_type), intent(inout), target :: siteptr
     type (ed_patch_type), intent(inout), target :: patchptr
     !
     ! !LOCAL VARIABLES:
@@ -571,10 +572,10 @@ subroutine terminate_cohorts( patchptr )
           else
              levcan = 2
           endif
-          currentPatch%siteptr%terminated_nindivs(currentCohort%size_class,currentCohort%pft,levcan) = &
-               currentPatch%siteptr%terminated_nindivs(currentCohort%size_class,currentCohort%pft,levcan) + currentCohort%n
+          siteptr%terminated_nindivs(currentCohort%size_class,currentCohort%pft,levcan) = &
+               siteptr%terminated_nindivs(currentCohort%size_class,currentCohort%pft,levcan) + currentCohort%n
           !
-          currentPatch%siteptr%termination_carbonflux(levcan) = currentPatch%siteptr%termination_carbonflux(levcan) + &
+          siteptr%termination_carbonflux(levcan) = siteptr%termination_carbonflux(levcan) + &
                currentCohort%n * currentCohort%b
           if (.not. associated(currentCohort%taller)) then
              currentPatch%tallest => currentCohort%shorter
@@ -772,7 +773,8 @@ subroutine fuse_cohorts(patchptr)
                          currentCohort%npp_store = (currentCohort%n*currentCohort%npp_store + nextc%n*nextc%npp_store)/newn
 
                          ! recent canopy history
-                         currentCohort%canopy_layer_yesterday  = (currentCohort%n*currentCohort%canopy_layer_yesterday  + nextc%n*nextc%canopy_layer_yesterday)/newn
+                         currentCohort%canopy_layer_yesterday  = (currentCohort%n*currentCohort%canopy_layer_yesterday  + &
+                              nextc%n*nextc%canopy_layer_yesterday)/newn
 
                          do i=1, nlevcan     
                             if (currentCohort%year_net_uptake(i) == 999._r8 .or. nextc%year_net_uptake(i) == 999._r8) then
diff --git a/components/clm/src/ED/biogeochem/EDPatchDynamicsMod.F90 b/components/clm/src/ED/biogeochem/EDPatchDynamicsMod.F90
index 237c831af5..fd5423eeec 100755
--- a/components/clm/src/ED/biogeochem/EDPatchDynamicsMod.F90
+++ b/components/clm/src/ED/biogeochem/EDPatchDynamicsMod.F90
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ subroutine spawn_patches( currentSite )
 
           !sort out the cohorts, since some of them may be so small as to need removing. 
           call fuse_cohorts(currentPatch)
-          call terminate_cohorts(currentPatch)
+          call terminate_cohorts(currentSite, currentPatch)
           call sort_cohorts(currentPatch)
 
           currentPatch => currentPatch%younger
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ subroutine spawn_patches( currentSite )
        currentSite%youngest_patch => new_patch
 
        call fuse_cohorts(new_patch)
-       call terminate_cohorts(new_patch)
+       call terminate_cohorts(currentSite, new_patch)
        call sort_cohorts(new_patch)
 
     endif !end new_patch area 
diff --git a/components/clm/src/ED/biogeochem/EDPhysiologyMod.F90 b/components/clm/src/ED/biogeochem/EDPhysiologyMod.F90
index 0cdd239021..f2ffc055e9 100755
--- a/components/clm/src/ED/biogeochem/EDPhysiologyMod.F90
+++ b/components/clm/src/ED/biogeochem/EDPhysiologyMod.F90
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ subroutine recruitment( t, currentSite, currentPatch )
                 temp_cohort%laimemory, cohortstatus, temp_cohort%canopy_trim, currentPatch%NCL_p)
 
            ! keep track of how many individuals were recruited for passing to history
-           currentPatch%siteptr%recruitment_rate(ft) = currentPatch%siteptr%recruitment_rate(ft) + temp_cohort%n
+           currentSite%recruitment_rate(ft) = currentSite%recruitment_rate(ft) + temp_cohort%n
        endif
 
     enddo  !pft loop
diff --git a/components/clm/src/ED/main/EDMainMod.F90 b/components/clm/src/ED/main/EDMainMod.F90
index d06ff59218..780787e2df 100755
--- a/components/clm/src/ED/main/EDMainMod.F90
+++ b/components/clm/src/ED/main/EDMainMod.F90
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ subroutine ed_ecosystem_dynamics(currentSite, bc_in)
        call fuse_cohorts(currentPatch)            
 
        ! kills cohorts that are too small
-       call terminate_cohorts(currentPatch)
+       call terminate_cohorts(currentSite, currentPatch)
 
 
        currentPatch => currentPatch%younger
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ subroutine ed_update_site( currentSite, bc_in )
     currentPatch => currentSite%oldest_patch
     do while(associated(currentPatch))
 
-       call terminate_cohorts(currentPatch) 
+       call terminate_cohorts(currentSite, currentPatch) 
 
        ! FIX(SPM,040314) why is this needed for BFB restarts? Look into this at some point
        cohort_number = count_cohorts(currentPatch)  
diff --git a/components/clm/src/ED/main/FatesHistoryInterfaceMod.F90 b/components/clm/src/ED/main/FatesHistoryInterfaceMod.F90
index eb95615af3..d7aa01ec11 100644
--- a/components/clm/src/ED/main/FatesHistoryInterfaceMod.F90
+++ b/components/clm/src/ED/main/FatesHistoryInterfaceMod.F90
@@ -1227,7 +1227,8 @@ subroutine update_history_dyn(this,nc,nsites,sites)
                             ccohort%npp_bseed * ccohort%n
                        hio_npp_store_understory_si_scls(io_si,scls) = hio_npp_store_understory_si_scls(io_si,scls) + &
                             ccohort%npp_store * ccohort%n
-                       hio_yesterdaycanopylevel_understory_si_scls(io_si,scls) = hio_yesterdaycanopylevel_understory_si_scls(io_si,scls) + &
+                       hio_yesterdaycanopylevel_understory_si_scls(io_si,scls) = &
+                            hio_yesterdaycanopylevel_understory_si_scls(io_si,scls) + &
                             ccohort%canopy_layer_yesterday * ccohort%n
                     endif
                     !