Ecohydrology in Mediterranean areas: a numerical model to describe growing seasons out of phase with precipitations D. Pumo, F. Viola, and L. V. Noto Dipartimento di Ingegneria Idraulica ed Applicazioni Ambientali, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 – Palermo, Italy Received: 3 August 2007 – Accepted: 20 August 2007 – Published: 4 September 2007 Correspondence to: D. Pumo (pumo@i...