Search Results - "Quets, Jan"

Use of spatial analysis to test hypotheses on plant recruitment in a hyper-arid ecosystem by Quets, Jan J, Temmerman, Stijn, El-Bana, Magdy I, Al-Rowaily, Saud L, Assaeed, Abdulaziz M, Nijs, Ivan

“…Mounds originating from wind-blown sediment accumulation beneath vegetation (nebkhas) often indicate land degradation in dry areas. Thus far, most nebkha…”
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Effects of space partitioning in a plant species diversity model by Liao, Jinbao, Li, Zhenqing, Quets, Jan J., Nijs, Ivan

“…► It incorporates neighbourhood competition by dynamic space partitioning. ► Dynamic Voronoi partitioning under local dispersal promotes species coexistence. ►…”
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A mechanism of self‐organization in a desert with phytogenic mounds by Quets, Jan J., El‐Bana, Magdy I., Al‐Rowaily, Saud L., Assaeed, Abdulaziz M., Temmerman, Stijn, Nijs, Ivan

“…Phytogenic mounds or nebkhas are formed by spatially isolated burial‐tolerant plants, which have been trapping windborne sediment within their canopies. They…”
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Unraveling landscapes with phytogenic mounds (nebkhas): An exploration of spatial pattern by Quets, Jan J., Temmerman, Stijn, El-Bana, Magdy I., Al-Rowaily, Saud L., Assaeed, Abdulaziz M., Nijs, Ivan

“…Phytogenic mounds (nebkhas) often are symptoms of desertification in arid regions. Interactions among nebkhas and between nebkhas and their environment are…”
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Comparison of spectral and time domain calibration methods for precipitation-discharge processes by Quets, Jan J, De Lannoy, Gabriëlle J.M, Pauwels, Valentijn R.N

“…Hydrological model parameter estimation is an important aspect in hydrologic modelling. Usually, parameters are estimated through an objective function…”
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Uncertainty in soil moisture retrievals: An ensemble approach using SMOS L-band microwave data by Quets, Jan, De Lannoy, Gabriëlle J.M., Al Yaari, Amen, Chan, Steven, Cosh, Michael H., Gruber, Alexander, Reichle, Rolf H., Van der Schalie, Robin, Wigneron, Jean-Pierre

“…The uncertainty of surface soil moisture (SM) retrievals from satellite brightness temperature (TB) observations depends primarily on the choice of radiative…”
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Emergence, survival, and growth of recruits in a desert ecosystem with vegetation-induced dunes (nebkhas): A spatiotemporal analysis by Quets, Jan J., El-Bana, Magdy I., Al-Rowaily, Saud L., Assaeed, Abdulaziz M., Temmerman, Stijn, Nijs, Ivan

“…We studied how emergence, survival, and growth of nebkha recruits are spatially affected by prevailing biotic and abiotic ecological drivers in a landscape…”
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A spatiotemporal analysis of desert ecosystems with phytogenic mounds (nebkhas) by Quets, Jan

“…Climate change and human land management can cause desertification. The latter phenomenon is an environmental issue affecting many drylands on Earth. During…”
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Use of Spatial Analysis to Test Hypotheses on Plant Recruitment in a Hyper-Arid Ecosystem: e91184 by Quets, Jan J, Temmerman, Stijn, El-Bana, Magdy I, Al-Rowaily, Saud L, Assaeed, Abdulaziz M, Nijs, Ivan

“…Mounds originating from wind-blown sediment accumulation beneath vegetation (nebkhas) often indicate land degradation in dry areas. Thus far, most nebkha…”
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