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forest-savanna bistability: a standalone construct

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forest-savannabistability1 CONSTRUCTForest-savannaHIROTA · LAND CHANGE SCIENCE

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Land change science

the existence of forest and savanna as alternative stable tree-cover states over a range of rainfall, so land-cover can shift abruptly between them.

In land change science, forest-savanna bistability refers to the existence of forest and savanna as alternative stable tree-cover states over a range of rainfall, so land-cover can shift abruptly between them. This meaning comes from Hirota (2011) in Science.[1]

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  1. Hirota, M., Holmgren, M., Van Nes, E. H., & Scheffer, M. (2011). Global Resilience of Tropical Forest and Savanna to Critical Transitions. Science, 334(6053), 232-235. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1210657

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