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Does ecohydrological connectivity affect sensitivity to environmental change?
Citation:
Bond, B. J. AND R. B. MCKANE. Does ecohydrological connectivity affect sensitivity to environmental change? Presented at Chapman Conference on Examining Ecohydrological Feedbacks of Landscape Change Along Elevation Gradients in Semiarid Regions, Sun Valley, ID, October 04 - 08, 2009.
Impact/Purpose:
Our goal is to understand the influences of complex terrain on the sensitivity of carbon and water cycle processes to environmental drivers at different scales.
Description:
Our goal is to understand the influences of complex terrain on the sensitivity of carbon and water cycle processes to environmental drivers at different scales. Gravity-driven flowpaths of air and water transport material and energy across and through landscapes, creating connections that can be either persistent or transient. From such complex interactions of structure and function, ecosystems may become self-organized, and emergent properties may arise at certain ranges of scale. The work on this project is still in its early stages. This talk will focus on the overall approach and initial results from modeling.