Cyclical succession in semi-arid savannas revealed with a spatial simulation model [Elektronische Ressource] / von Katrin M. Meyer

Cyclical succession in semi-arid savannas revealed with a spatial simulation model Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) vorgelegt dem Rat der Biologisch-Pharmazeutischen Fakultät der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena von Diplom-Biologin Katrin M. Meyer geboren am 06. September 1977 in Hamburg Jena, den 10. Mai 2006 Gutachter: 1.: .................................................................................................. 2.: .................................................................................................. 3.: .................................................................................................. Tag der Doktorprüfung: ......................................................................... Tag der öffentlichen Verteidigung: ........................................................... A model should be as simple as possible. But no simpler. Albert Einstein I proceeded with the utmost caution, but, with all my care, a small twig caught hold of my sleeve.