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Feedback Loop Example: Vegetation Patch Growth (1.0.0)

This model illustrates a positive ‘growth’ feedback loop described in which the areal extent of an entity increases through time. In this case the entity is a patch of vegetation. Growth of plants is controlled by the availability of water in the soil. In turn, the availability of water in the soil is determined by the density of plants nearby, as plants facilitate infiltration. Consequently, conditions for plant establishment are better near existing patches of vegetation, leading to the growth of the vegetation patch.

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Feedback Loop Example: Vegetation Patch Growth 1.0.0

This model illustrates a positive ‘growth’ feedback loop described in which the areal extent of an entity increases through time. In this case the entity is a patch of vegetation. Growth of plants is controlled by the availability of water in the soil. In turn, the availability of water in the soil is determined by the density of plants nearby, as plants facilitate infiltration. Consequently, conditions for plant establishment are better near existing patches of vegetation, leading to the growth of the vegetation patch.

Version Submitter First published Last modified Status
1.1.0 James Millington Fri Dec 21 11:04:15 2012 Tue Feb 20 09:22:44 2018 Published
1.0.0 James Millington Thu Dec 20 19:02:47 2012 Tue Feb 20 13:19:00 2018 Published

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