A multiscale, hierarchical model of pulse dynamics in arid-land ecosystems
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Abstract
Ecological processes in arid lands are often described by the pulse-reserve paradigm, in which rain events drive biological activity until moisture is depleted, leaving a reserve. This paradigm is frequently applied to processes stimulated by one or a few precipitation events within a growing season. Here we expand the original framework in time and space and include other pulses that interact with rainfall. This new hierarchical pulse-dynamics framework integrates space and time through pulse-driven exchanges, interactions, transitions, and transfers that occur across individual to multiple pulses extending from micro to watershed scales. Climate change will likely alter the size, frequency, and intensity of precipitation pulses in the future, and arid-land ecosystems are known to be highly sensitive to climate variability. Thus, a more comprehensive understanding of arid-land pulse dynamics is needed to determine how these ecosystems will respond to, and be shaped by, increased climate variability.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A multiscale, hierarchical model of pulse dynamics in arid-land ecosystems |
| Series title | Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics |
| DOI | 10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-120213-091650 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Annual Reviews |
| Contributing office(s) | Southwest Biological Science Center |
| Description | 23 p. |
| First page | 397 |
| Last page | 419 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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