Thresholds, memory, and seasonality: understanding pulse dynamics in arid/semi-arid ecosystems

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Schwinning, S [1 ]
Sala, OE
Loik, ME
Ehleringer, JR
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[1] Univ Arizona, Sch Nat Resources, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
[2] Univ Buenos Aires, Fac Agron, RA-1417 Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
[3] Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Dept Environm Studies, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA
[4] Univ Utah, Dept Biol, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
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10.1007/s00442-004-1683-3
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Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
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071012 ; 0713 ;
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