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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Vegetation dynamic"”.
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Land conversion in Amazonia and Northern South America : influences on regional hydrology and ecosystem response
… of the structure and composition of terrestrial vegetation are used as boundary conditions in a simulation of the regional land surface and atmosphere. One realization seeks to capture the present day vegetation condition that includes human deforestation and land-conversion, the other is an …
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Woody cover and birds
… Biome of South Africa. Bush encroachment is a vegetation dynamic of global interest. It refers to the thickening or increase of woody vegetation (trees and shrubs) at the expense of grasses and/or herbaceous vegetation. In many areas across South Africa, systems that were once open grassland …
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Climate-driven growth of croplands and grasslands: analysis and modeling at regional scale
… of the interactions between climate and vegetation is a key issue in environmental sciences, and especially for researchers studying climate change impacts on terrestrial ecosystems. Indeed in order to better predict changes in ecosystems productivity, scientists are investing time and e …
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Consequences of climate change on the high mountain vegetation of mount Etna [Conseguenze dei cambiamenti climatici sulla vegetazione altomontana del vulcano Etna]
Gli ecosistemi altomontani sono tra i più vulnerabili ai cambiamenti climatici globali, e la vegetazione risponde attraverso spostamenti altitudinali, modifiche nella struttura delle comunità e variazioni nella biodiversità. Questo studio indaga le dinamiche ecologiche a lungo termine delle …