Anchored in 'average thinking' in studies of arid rangeland dynamics - The need for a step forward from traditional measures of variability
There is a wide consensus that arid and semi-arid environments are highly variable in space and time. The most frequent approaches to describe and analyze arid and semi-arid rangelands are based on the usage of averages and Normal distributions as main references to describe spatial and temporal dif...
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| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1274 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196315000361 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.02.006 |
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| author | Easdale, Marcos Horacio Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto |
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| description | There is a wide consensus that arid and semi-arid environments are highly variable in space and time. The most frequent approaches to describe and analyze arid and semi-arid rangelands are based on the usage of averages and Normal distributions as main references to describe spatial and temporal differences. We argue that rangeland ecology science should move forward in methods to better capture the patterns of rangeland dynamics, rather than just focusing on simple measures of variability. We provide different simulated time series data in order to illustrate the limitations of some currently used methodologies. We call for the application of time series methods in order to better understand complex dynamics in arid and semi-arid rangelands. |
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| spelling | INTA12742018-07-05T13:20:06Z Anchored in 'average thinking' in studies of arid rangeland dynamics - The need for a step forward from traditional measures of variability Easdale, Marcos Horacio Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto Pastizales Zona Arida Zona Semiárida Dinámica de Poblaciones Ecología de las Poblaciones Metodología Arid Zones Semiarid Zones Population Dynamics Methodology Coefficient of Variation Time Series There is a wide consensus that arid and semi-arid environments are highly variable in space and time. The most frequent approaches to describe and analyze arid and semi-arid rangelands are based on the usage of averages and Normal distributions as main references to describe spatial and temporal differences. We argue that rangeland ecology science should move forward in methods to better capture the patterns of rangeland dynamics, rather than just focusing on simple measures of variability. We provide different simulated time series data in order to illustrate the limitations of some currently used methodologies. We call for the application of time series methods in order to better understand complex dynamics in arid and semi-arid rangelands. Fil: Easdale, Marcos Horacio. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2017-09-20T16:53:01Z 2017-09-20T16:53:01Z 2015-02 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1274 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196315000361 0140-1963 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.02.006 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Journal of arid environments 116 : 77-81. (May 2015). |
| spellingShingle | Pastizales Zona Arida Zona Semiárida Dinámica de Poblaciones Ecología de las Poblaciones Metodología Arid Zones Semiarid Zones Population Dynamics Methodology Coefficient of Variation Time Series Easdale, Marcos Horacio Bruzzone, Octavio Augusto Anchored in 'average thinking' in studies of arid rangeland dynamics - The need for a step forward from traditional measures of variability |
| title | Anchored in 'average thinking' in studies of arid rangeland dynamics - The need for a step forward from traditional measures of variability |
| title_full | Anchored in 'average thinking' in studies of arid rangeland dynamics - The need for a step forward from traditional measures of variability |
| title_fullStr | Anchored in 'average thinking' in studies of arid rangeland dynamics - The need for a step forward from traditional measures of variability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anchored in 'average thinking' in studies of arid rangeland dynamics - The need for a step forward from traditional measures of variability |
| title_short | Anchored in 'average thinking' in studies of arid rangeland dynamics - The need for a step forward from traditional measures of variability |
| title_sort | anchored in average thinking in studies of arid rangeland dynamics the need for a step forward from traditional measures of variability |
| topic | Pastizales Zona Arida Zona Semiárida Dinámica de Poblaciones Ecología de las Poblaciones Metodología Arid Zones Semiarid Zones Population Dynamics Methodology Coefficient of Variation Time Series |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1274 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196315000361 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.02.006 |
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