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Spatial pattern formation in ecological systems: examples
from clonal plants
Spatial pattern is one of the most conspicuous
features of plant communities
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Plant communities are horizontally structured in
space
Plant communities are horizontally structured in
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… and the spatial structure does not disappear
over time
Conclusions I
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What processes generate the spatial structure?
How to identify whether the particular process
is operating?
How to identify whether the particular process
is operating?
Correspondence of structures: problems
How to identify whether the particular process
is operating?
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Plant individuals do not move ...
… but to some extent they still change positions
Natality and dispersal: spatial range
Plant individuals interact with their immediate
neighbours
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Spatial pattern and dynamics in plant communities
Spatial pattern and dynamics in plant communities
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Summary
Caveats
Acknowledgements |