Nonlinear dynamics and pattern bifurcations in a model for vegetation stripes in semi-arid environments

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Sherratt, Jonathan A ^a   Lord, Gabriel J ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hysteresis; Rainfall history; Tiger bush; Vegetation patterns

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

BIFURCATION; RAINFALL; SEMIARID REGION; VEGETATION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEMOGRAPHY; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

DEMOGRAPHY; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAIN; TROPISM;

EID: 33750998491     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: 10960325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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