A simple ecohydrological model captures essentials of seasonal leaf dynamics in semi-arid tropical grasslands

Modelling leaf phenology in water-controlled ecosystems remains a difficult task because of high spatial and temporal variability in the interaction of plant growth and soil moisture. Here, we move beyond widely used linear models to examine the performance of low-dimensional, nonlinear ecohydrologi...

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Main Authors: P. Choler, W. Sea, P. Briggs, M. Raupach, R. Leuning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-03-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/907/2010/bg-7-907-2010.pdf