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Continuing work

Using mathematical models to study water-limited ecological systems is in its infancy. We are now moving in the following directions:

  1. Applying our models to the rehabilitation of desertified areas, such as forestation;

  2. Expanding our models to clarify aspects of biodiversity and species' extinction; and

  3. Engaging in field observations and laboratory experimentation.

Additional reference material

  • מייקי ליניאל, עולים על הפסים, נשיונל ג'אוגרפיק (מהדורה עברית) גליון 47, אפריל 2002​
  • Philip Ball, Desert Story Patched Together, Nature Science Update, October 2001 http://www.nature.com/nsu/011101/011101-4.html.
  • Rob van den Berg, Patterns of Green in the Desert Brown, Physical Review Focus, November 2001  http://focus.aps.org/story/v8/st24.
 

Support

This research is supported by the Israel Science Foundation http://www.isf.org.il and 
the James S. McDonnell Foundation (Complex Systems Program)http://www.jsmf.org.

 

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