A model for the explanation of vegetation stripes (tiger bush)

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-208

  Lejeune, O ^a   Tlidi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fourier transform analysis; Niger; Periodic vegetation pattern; Savanna; Symmetry breaking instability

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; FOURIER TRANSFORM; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

PANTHERA TIGRIS;

EID: 0033117926     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237141     Document Type: Article

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