Sensitivity of a biogeography model to soil properties

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-98

  Bachelet, D ^a   Brugnach, M ^a   Neilson, R P ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

MAPSS; Rock fragment; Simulation; Soil depth; Soil texture; Vegetation distribution

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; MODELLING; SOIL PROPERTIES; VEGETATION DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032102268     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(98)00010-6     Document Type: Article

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