Banded Vegetation Patterning in Arid and Semiarid Environments Ecological Processes and Consequences for Management

Banded Vegetation Patterning in Arid and Semiarid Environments Ecological Processes and Consequences for Management / edited by David J. Tongway, Christian Valentin, Josiane Seghieri.

Aerial photography has revealed the striking, widespread phenomenon of repeating patterns of vegetation in more arid areas of the world. Two interdependent phases, bands of dense and sparse vegetation, alternate in the landscape. This volume synthesizes half a centurys accumulated knowledge of both...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Tongway, David J. (Editor), Valentin, Christian (Editor), Seghieri, Josiane (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
Edition:1st ed. 2001.
Series:Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 149
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Ecology .
Plant science.
Botany.
Regional planning.
Urban planning.
Environmental management.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Banded Vegetation Patterns and Related Structures
  • 2. Theories on the Origins, Maintenance, Dynamics, and Functioning of Banded Landscapes
  • 3. Specific Methods of Study
  • 4. Runoff and Erosion Processes
  • 5. Soil Water Balance
  • 6. Soil Biota in Banded Landscapes
  • 7. Vegetation Dynamics: Recruitment and Regeneration in Two-Phase Mosaics
  • 8. Multiscale Modeling of Vegetation Bands
  • 9. Landscape Models for Banded Vegetation Genesis
  • 10. Productivity of Patterned Vegetation
  • 11. Toward Improved Management of Arid and Semiarid Banded Landscapes
  • 12. Banded Landscapes: Ecological Developments and Management Consequences.

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