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Figure 3: Calculated Cohesion Index for (A) Increase in 
Vegetation, (B) Decrease in Vegeta 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
This research has been supported by grants from the National 
Science Foundation (BCS-0117863 and BCS-0095641). The 
author would like to thank Michaela Buenemann, University of 
Oklahoma, for her valuable comments. 
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