A hierarchical, multi-scale, management-responsive model of Mediterranean vegetation dynamics

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1148-1158

  Koniak, Gili ^a   Noy Meir, Imanuel ^a  

^a Faculty of Agricultural   (Israel)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Fire; Grazing; Simulation; State and transition; Succession

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; FIRES; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT;

DISTURBANCE; GRAZING; SIMULATION; STATE AND TRANSITION; SUCCESSION;

VEGETATION;

BURNING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FIRE; GRAZING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MORTALITY; PASTORALISM; REGENERATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PRODUCTION; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [ISRAEL]; MIDDLE EAST;

BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 62249101337     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.01.036     Document Type: Article

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