A theoretical foundation for multi-scale regular vegetation patterns | Nature

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Subjects Climate-change ecology Community ecology Ecological modelling Ecosystem ecology Theoretical ecology Abstract Self-organized regular vegetation patterns are widespread 1 and thought to mediate ecosystem functions such as productivity and robustness 2 , 3 , 4 , but the mechanisms underlying their origin and maintenance remain disputed. Particularly controversial are landscapes of overdispersed (evenly spaced) elements, such as North American Mima mounds, Brazilian murundus , South African heuweltjies , and, famously, Namibian fairy circles 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 . Two com

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