On the repulsive interaction between localised vegetation patches in scarce environments

On the repulsive interaction between localised vegetation patches in scarce environments

Abstract Fragmentation followed by desertification in water-limited resources and/or nutrient-poor ecosystems is a major risk to the biological productivity of vegetation. By using the vegetation interaction-redistribution model, we analyse the interaction between localised vegetation patches. Here...

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Main Authors: E. Berríos-Caro, M. G. Clerc, D. Escaff, C. Sandivari, M. Tlidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-62677-6
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spelling doaj-67e09394cebc452e919d85e5f29aefe72021-04-04T11:35:32ZengNature Publishing GroupScientific Reports2045-23222020-04-011011810.1038/s41598-020-62677-6On the repulsive interaction between localised vegetation patches in scarce environmentsE. Berríos-Caro0M. G. Clerc1D. Escaff2C. Sandivari3M. Tlidi4Departamento de Física and Millennium Institute for Research in Optics, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de ChileDepartamento de Física and Millennium Institute for Research in Optics, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de ChileComplex Systems Group, Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de los AndesDepartamento de Física and Millennium Institute for Research in Optics, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de ChileDépartement de Physique, Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.)Abstract Fragmentation followed by desertification in water-limited resources and/or nutrient-poor ecosystems is a major risk to the biological productivity of vegetation. By using the vegetation interaction-redistribution model, we analyse the interaction between localised vegetation patches. Here we show analytically and numerically that the interaction between two or more patches is always repulsive. As a consequence, only a single localised vegetation patch is stable, and other localised bounded states or clusters of them are unstable. Following this, we discuss the impact of the repulsive nature of the interaction on the formation and the selection of vegetation patterns in fragmented ecosystems.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-62677-6
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On the repulsive interaction between localised vegetation patches in scarce environments
Scientific Reports
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description Abstract Fragmentation followed by desertification in water-limited resources and/or nutrient-poor ecosystems is a major risk to the biological productivity of vegetation. By using the vegetation interaction-redistribution model, we analyse the interaction between localised vegetation patches. Here we show analytically and numerically that the interaction between two or more patches is always repulsive. As a consequence, only a single localised vegetation patch is stable, and other localised bounded states or clusters of them are unstable. Following this, we discuss the impact of the repulsive nature of the interaction on the formation and the selection of vegetation patterns in fragmented ecosystems.
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