Vegetation pattern formation induced by local growth outpacing susceptibility to non-local competition
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| author | van der Voort, Jelle Martinez-Garcia, Ricardo Doelman, Arjen |
| author_facet | van der Voort, Jelle Martinez-Garcia, Ricardo Doelman, Arjen |
| contents | In this work, we present and analyze a general framework for vegetation dynamics in arid and semi-arid ecosystems in which non-local interactions are purely competitive. The generality of the formulation enables a systematic search for ecological mechanisms that may lead to self-organized patterns. We identify two distinct mechanisms generating Turing instabilities across a broad class of models. The first mechanism arises from intensified competition in the areas between vegetated patches due to the cumulative pressure from their surroundings, and is well-documented in the literature. The second mechanism is novel and occurs when local growth outpaces competitive susceptibility near the uniform equilibrium. The analytical findings are complemented by numerical simulations of two benchmark models, both exhibiting a supercritical Turing bifurcation that leads to the formation of stable and robust vegetation patterns. |
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| spellingShingle | Vegetation pattern formation induced by local growth outpacing susceptibility to non-local competition van der Voort, Jelle Martinez-Garcia, Ricardo Doelman, Arjen Pattern Formation and Solitons In this work, we present and analyze a general framework for vegetation dynamics in arid and semi-arid ecosystems in which non-local interactions are purely competitive. The generality of the formulation enables a systematic search for ecological mechanisms that may lead to self-organized patterns. We identify two distinct mechanisms generating Turing instabilities across a broad class of models. The first mechanism arises from intensified competition in the areas between vegetated patches due to the cumulative pressure from their surroundings, and is well-documented in the literature. The second mechanism is novel and occurs when local growth outpaces competitive susceptibility near the uniform equilibrium. The analytical findings are complemented by numerical simulations of two benchmark models, both exhibiting a supercritical Turing bifurcation that leads to the formation of stable and robust vegetation patterns. |
| title | Vegetation pattern formation induced by local growth outpacing susceptibility to non-local competition |
| topic | Pattern Formation and Solitons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.09488 |