Combined effect of fire and water scarcity on vegetation patterns in arid lands

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 221, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 2353-2362

  Ursino, Nadia ^a   Cristina Rulli, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arid land; Eco hydrology; Fire modelling; Preferential infiltration; Vegetation patterns

Indexed keywords

ARID LANDS; ECO-HYDROLOGY; FIRE MODELLING; PREFERENTIAL INFILTRATION; VEGETATION PATTERNS;

ARID REGIONS; BIOMASS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FEEDBACK; FIRES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HYDROLOGY; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE; STATE FEEDBACK; UNDERWATER SOILS; VEGETATION; WATER; WATER RESOURCES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS BURNING; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECOHYDROLOGY; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FIRE; INFILTRATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATER STRESS;

EID: 77955773136     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.06.018     Document Type: Article

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