Self-organized formation of banded vegetation patterns in semi-arid regions: A model

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-118

  Esteban, Julien ^a   Fairén, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Band migration; Banded vegetation; Grid model; Precipitation variability; Water harvesting efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646781600     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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