An Application of Graphical Analysis to Semidesert Soils
Author(s): Sandra L. Arlinghaus, John D. Nystuen, Michael J. Woldenberg
Source: Geographical Review,
Vol. 82, No. 3, (Jul., 1992), pp. 244-252
Published by: American Geographical Society
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/215349
Abstract
Geometric models often contain elements of complex
geographic processes. The shape of the curve selected to model a
specific process can be crucial in determining interpretations. To
illustrate this relationship we use the graphical analysis of chaos
theory as a geometric model and apply it to the complex process of
semidesert-soil production. This application suggests strategies for
choosing when human intervention to improve soil production might be
appropriate.
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