Nonlinear feature of the abrupt transitions between multiple equilibria states of an ecosystem model

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 293-304

  Sun, Guodong ^a,b   Mu, Mu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Abrupt transition; Grassland and desert ecosystem; Nonlinear feature; Shading effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849129771     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-009-0293-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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