Spatial organization of vegetation arising from non-local excitation with local inhibition in tropical rainforests (Q2389358)

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    Spatial organization of vegetation arising from non-local excitation with local inhibition in tropical rainforests
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5579085

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      Spatial organization of vegetation arising from non-local excitation with local inhibition in tropical rainforests (English)
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      15 July 2009
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      A revised Fisher-Kolmogorov (FK) model from ecology is investigated. Highly organized vegetation biomass spatial patterns arising through a new mechanism are pointed out by using the so-called Janzen-Connell effect. A stochastic approach is also considered for this model.
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      Janzen-Connell effect
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      pattern formation
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      spatial organization
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      trees
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      tropical ecosystems
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