Fertility island formation and evolution in dryland ecosystems

Ecology and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Ridolfi, Luca ^a   Laio, Francesco ^a   D'Odorico, Paolo ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Desertification; Islands of fertility; Non linear diffusion; Stability; Vegetation patterns

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; DESERTIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRASSLAND; LAND DEGRADATION; SHRUBLAND; SOIL FERTILITY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 50249164802     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-02302-130105     Document Type: Article

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