A simple cellular automaton model for high-level vegetation dynamics

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 203, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 363-374

  Colasanti, R L ^a   Hunt, R ^b   Watrud, L ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Cellular automata; Productivity; Vegetation dynamics

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CELLULAR AUTOMATA; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

VEGETATION;

BIODIVERSITY; CELLULAR AUTOMATON; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PROBABILITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 34047138364     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.12.039     Document Type: Article

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