Dynamics and spatial organization of plant communities in water-limited systems

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 214-230

  Gilad, E ^a   Shachak, M ^a   Meron, E ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aridity gradient; Biomass water feedbacks; Competition vs. facilitation; Mathematical modeling; Plant communities; Plant interactions; Species diversity change; Vegetation patterns; Water limited systems

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; ARIDITY; BIOMASS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRADE-OFF; WATER UPTAKE; WOODY PLANT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; ISRAEL; PLANT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WATER SUPPLY;

BIOMASS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; ISRAEL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PLANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 34547696879     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: 10960325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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