Nonlinear instability and sensitivity of a theoretical grassland ecosystem to finite-amplitude perturbations

Within a theoretical model context, the sensitivity and instability of the grassland ecosystem to finite-amplitude perturbations are studied. A new approach of conditional nonlinear optimal perturbations (CNOPs) is adopted to investigate this nonlinear problem. It is shown that the linearly stable...

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Main Authors: M. Mu, B. Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2007-07-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/14/409/2007/npg-14-409-2007.pdf