Self-organized spatial patterns are increasingly recognized for their contribution to
ecosystem functioning, in terms of enhanced productivity, ecosystem stability, and species …

Self-organized spatial patterns of vegetation are frequent in drylands and, because pattern
shape correlates with water availability, they have been suggested as important indicators of …

Spatial patterning is a fascinating theme in both theoretical and experimental ecology. It
reveals resilience and stability to withstand external disturbances and environmental …

Complexity theory proposes that spatial self-organization, the process whereby small-scale,
localized interactions among the components of a system generate complex spatial …

Self-organized spatial patterns are a common feature of complex systems, ranging from
microbial communities to mussel beds and drylands. While the theoretical implications of …

Spatial self‐organisation of ecosystems is the process by which large‐scale ordered spatial
patterns emerge from disordered initial conditions through local feedbacks between …

Complexity theory highlights scale‐dependent feedback mechanisms as an explanation for
regular spatial patterning in ecosystems. To what extent scale‐dependent feedback clarifies …

Vegetation patterning in water-limited and other resource-limited ecosystems highlights
spatial self-organization processes as potentially key drivers of community assembly. These …

In this article, we develop a unifying framework for the understanding of spatial vegetation
patterns in heterogeneous landscapes. While much recent research has focused on self …

Environmental changes can affect the functioning of an ecosystem directly, through the
response of individual life forms, or indirectly, through interspecific interactions and …