Vegetation patterning and biodiversity of plant communities Reply to comments on Belowground feedbacks as drivers of spatial self-organization and community assembly

Editorial Material Biology

Towards creating a mechanistic predictive theory of self-organized vegetation patterns Comment on Belowground feedbacks as drivers of spatial self-organization and community assembly by Inderjit, Callaway and Meron

Andrew Morozov

PHYSICS OF LIFE REVIEWS (2022)

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Editorial Material Biology

Spatial pattern formation, community assembly and resilience Comment on Belowground feedbacks as drivers of spatial self-organization and community assembly by Inderjit, Ragan M. Callaway, Ehud MeronY

Max Rietkerk

PHYSICS OF LIFE REVIEWS (2022)

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Editorial Material Biology

Plant-soil feedback as a driver of spatial structure in ecosystems A commentary on Belowground feedbacks as drivers of spatial self-organization and community assembly by Inderjit Ragan M. Callaway and Ehud Meron

Maarten B. Eppinga et al.

PHYSICS OF LIFE REVIEWS (2022)

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Review Multidisciplinary Sciences

Evasion of tipping in complex systems through spatial pattern formation

Max Rietkerk et al.

Summary: The concept of tipping points and critical transitions helps to understand the catastrophic effects of global change on ecosystems and Earth system components. Spatial self-organization has been identified as an early warning signal for systems to evade tipping points. Understanding how spatial pattern formation can aid in avoiding tipping points and promoting resilience is important for ecosystems and Earth system components that are prone to tipping.

SCIENCE (2021)

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Article Biology

Linking spatial self-organization to community assembly and biodiversity

Bidesh K. Bera et al.

Summary: Shifts to drier climates can impose stress on plant communities, potentially leading to community reassembly and threats to ecosystem services, but may also trigger spatial self-organization of biota and resources to alleviate these stresses. The relationships between community reassembly and spatial self-organization have not been widely studied. Research shows that spatial patterns can reverse shifts in species composition and diversity loss, while spatial self-organization can buffer the impact of additional stress on community structure.

ELIFE (2021)

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Review Biology

Belowground feedbacks as drivers of spatial self-organization and community assembly

Inderjit et al.

Summary: Vegetation patterning in water-limited and other resource-limited ecosystems emphasizes spatial self-organization processes as key drivers of community assembly. The roles of plant-soil-biota feedbacks and allelopathy in spatial self-organization have been overlooked, but they are crucial for understanding relationships between organisms and their abiotic environment. The integration of nonlinear physics and community ecology can generate a new hypothesis on how below-ground processes affect community assemblages through global and local spatial self-organization.

PHYSICS OF LIFE REVIEWS (2021)

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Review Biology