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Rodríguez-Iturbe et al. 1999

Rodríguez-Iturbe, I., D'Odorico, P., Porporato, A. and Ridolfi, L. (1999). Tree-grass coexistence in Savannas: The role of spatial dynamics and climate fluctuations. Geophysical Research Letters 26: doi: 10.1029/1998GL900296. issn: 0094-8276.

The codominance of trees and grasses in savannas is explained as resulting from the minimization of vegetation stress. It is shown that under different climate, soil and vegetation conditions local interactions dictated by the spatial competition for soil moisture lead to an optimal state of minimum global water stress involving a stable coexistence of trees and grasses. The optimal state matches the observed canopy cover and soil moisture characteristics. Moreover, changes in canopy cover in the savanna environments are also suggested to result from climate fluctuations. ¿ 1999 American Geophysical Union

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Keywords
Hydrology, Soil moisture, Hydrology, Plant ecology, Hydrology, Evapotranspiration

Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
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