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hand, illustrates the results for a dry month, i.e., when the probability of following a dry day by a
dry day is high.
In general, many realizations under the same monthly conditions represent samples of the daily
behavior for the month. As examples for wet month, see Figures 11.5 and 11.6.
11.1.4 forest succession
Using a Markov approach, each forest stand type is a state and we describe the dynamic changes
from type to type by probabilities of transition. X(t) represents occupancy probabilities or fraction
of space occupied by each forest type at time t.
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