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Scaling laws in the drier: Ecology

Scaling laws in the drier: Ecology

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Scaling laws in the drier: Ecology

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Scaling laws in the drier: Ecology

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Nature (London), 2007-09, Vol.449 (7159), p.151-153

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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The vegetation of arid ecosystems displays scale-free, self-organized spatial patterns. Monitoring of such patterns could provide warning signals of the occurrence of sudden shifts towards desert conditions.
Reading the signs
Arid ecosystems cover about 40% of Earth's land area and are home to over two billion people, yet they remain vulnerab...

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Scaling laws in the drier: Ecology

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TN_cdi_springer_journals_10_1038_449151a

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_springer_journals_10_1038_449151a

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ISSN

0028-0836

E-ISSN

1476-4687

DOI

10.1038/449151a

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