Spatio-temporal stochastic resonance induces patterns in wetland vegetation dynamics

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages 93-101

  Scarsoglio, Stefania ^a   D'Odorico, Paolo ^b   Laio, Francesco ^a   Ridolfi, Luca ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Spatial pattern formation; Spatio temporal stochastic resonance; Wetland vegetation dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860427263     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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