Positive feedbacks promote power-law clustering of Kalahari vegetation

The concept of local-scale interactions driving large-scale pattern formation has been supported by numerical simulations, which have demonstrated that simple rules of interaction are capable of reproducing patterns observed in nature. These models of self-organization suggest that characteristic pa...

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Published in:	Nature Vol. 449; no. 7159; pp. 209 - 212
Main Authors:	Scanlon, T.M, Caylor, K.K, Levin, S.A, Rodriguez-Iturbe, I
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 13.09.2007 Nature Publishing Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	Africa, Southern Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Aridity Biodiversity Biological and medical sciences Botany Canopies canopy Community structure Computer simulation Desert Climate Ecosystem Environmental conditions Environmental monitoring Feedback Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology geographical distribution Humanities and Social Sciences image analysis letter Mathematical models mathematics and statistics Models, Biological multidisciplinary Plant Development plant ecology Population Dynamics Positive feedback power-law clustering power-law distribution Rain Rainfall Rainy season remote sensing satellites Science self organized vegetation patterns Soil moisture Soils Southern Africa spatial distribution Synecology Terrestrial ecosystems Theory Trees Vegetation Vegetation patterns Water availability Southern Africa South Africa Africa Africa, Southern Community structure Rain Arid region Soil moisture Space remote sensing Vegetation Models
ISSN:	0028-0836, 1476-4687, 1476-4687, 1476-4679
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