This opinion paper discusses differente hypotheses regarding the formation of "fairy circles", vegetation-free discs that cover vast areas along the pro-Namib Desert. It discusses in particular the hypothesis that fairy circles are self-organized vegetation patterns and compares it with other explanations given in the literature.
Clarifying misunderstandings regarding vegetation self-organisation and spatial patterns of fairy circles in Namibia: a response to recent termite hypotheses
Von Hardenberg Jost;
2015
Abstract
This opinion paper discusses differente hypotheses regarding the formation of "fairy circles", vegetation-free discs that cover vast areas along the pro-Namib Desert. It discusses in particular the hypothesis that fairy circles are self-organized vegetation patterns and compares it with other explanations given in the literature.File in questo prodotto:
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