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Regular and Irregular Patterns in Semiarid Vegetation
Abstract
Vegetation in many semiarid regions is strikingly patterned, forming regular stripes on hillsides and irregular mosaics on flat ground. A simple model of plant and water dynamics based on ecologically realistic assumptions and with reasonable parameter values captures both of these types of patterns. The regular patterns result from a Turing-like instability; the irregular patterns arise when the ecological dynamics amplify slight small-scale topographic variability. Because of the close agreement between observations and these theoretical results, this system provides a clear example of how nonlinear mechanisms can be important in determining the spatial structure of plant communities.
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- Authors
- Klausmeier, C. A.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 1999-06-11
- Volume
- 284
- Issue
- 5421
- Pages
- 1826-1828
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2019177912
- Cited by
- 993
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 11.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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