Spatial pattern formation of coastal vegetation in response to external gradients and positive feedbacks affecting soil porewater salinity: A model study

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 109-119

  Jiang, Jiang ^a   DeAngelis, Donald L ^a,b   Smith III, Thomas J ^b   Teh, Su Yean ^c   Koh, Hock Lye ^d  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^d SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ecotone; Environmental gradient; Individual based model; Mangrove vegetation; Positive feedback; Vegetation aggregation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ECOTONE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; MANGROVE; MARSH; PLANT COMMUNITY; POREWATER; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SALINITY; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VADOSE ZONE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; VEGETATION TYPE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 83555177188     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-011-9689-9     Document Type: Article

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