An Integrated Methodology to Study Riparian Vegetation Dynamics: From Field Data to Impact Modeling.

ABSTRACT: Riparian environments are highly dynamic ecosystems that support biodiversity and numerous services and that are conditioned by anthropogenic activities and climate change. In this work, we propose an integrated methodology that combines different research approaches-field studies and numerical and analytical modeling-in order to calibrate an ecohydrological stochastic model for riparian vegetation. The model yields vegetation biomass statistics and requires hydrological, topographical, and biological data as input. The biological parameters, namely, the carrying capacity and the flood-related decay rate, are the target of the calibration as they are related to intrinsic features of vegetation and site-specific environmental conditions. The calibration is here performed for two bars locate

SUBMITTER: Latella M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7507785 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature