Ecohydrology-a challenging multidisciplinary research perspective

Amilcare Michele M. Porporato; Ignacio Rodriguez-iturbe

doi:10.1080/02626660209492985

Ecohydrology-a challenging multidisciplinary research perspective

Amilcare Michele M. Porporato, Ignacio Rodriguez-iturbe

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Abstract

Ecohydrology is the science that studies the mutual interaction between the hydrological cycle and ecosystems. Such an interaction is especially intense in water-controlled ecosystems, where water may be a limiting factor, not only because of its scarcity, but also because of its intermittent and unpredictable appearance. Soil moisture is the key variable modulating the complex dynamics of the climate-soil-vegetation system and controlling the spatial and temporal patterns of vegetation. In this note the authors' perspective to the field is discussed and some open questions are outlined.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	811-821
Number of pages	11
Journal	Hydrological Sciences Journal
Volume	47
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02626660209492985
State	Published - Oct 2002

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Water Science and Technology

Keywords

Climate-soil-vegetation
Disturbances
Ecohydrology
Ecosystems
Scale problems
System dynamics

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