On the vulnerability of water limited ecosystems to climate change

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 819-833

  Manfreda, Salvatore ^a   Caylor, Kelly K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular automata model; Landscape metrics; Vegetation patterns; Vegetation water stress

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATA THEORY; CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDROLOGY; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION;

CELLULAR AUTOMATA MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; HYDROLOGICAL ANALYSIS; LANDSCAPE METRICS; SOIL WATER AVAILABILITY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; VEGETATION PATTERN; WATER STRESS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CELLULAR AUTOMATON; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; ECOHYDROLOGY; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION COVER; VULNERABILITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER BUDGET; WATER STRESS;

ARGENTINA; SALADO BASIN;

EID: 84883608491     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w5020819     Document Type: Article

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