Modeling the eco-hydrologic response of a Mediterranean type ecosystem to the combined impacts of projected climate change and altered fire frequencies

Climatic Change

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 137-155

  Tague, C ^a   Seaby, L ^b   Hope, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Sher Leff   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; FIRES; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; GROUNDWATER; MOISTURE CONTROL; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAM FLOW; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ATMOSPHERIC CO; CALIFORNIA; CHANGING CLIMATES; CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENTS; CLIMATE SCENARIOS; CO2 CONCENTRATIONS; DIRECT IMPACTS; ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTIVITIES; FIRE FREQUENCIES; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODELS; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE; MEDITERRANEAN-TYPE ECOSYSTEMS; RHESSYS; SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENTS; SOIL MOISTURE AVAILABILITIES; SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED MODELS; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION PRODUCTIVITIES; VEGETATION RESPONSE; WATER INTERACTIONS; WATER-USE EFFICIENCIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FIRE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAMFLOW; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WARMING;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 60849101821     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-008-9497-7     Document Type: Article

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