Regular and Irregular Vegetation Pattern Formation in Semiarid Regions: A Study on Discrete Klausmeier Model

The research on regular and irregular vegetation pattern formation in semiarid regions is an important field in ecology. Applying the framework of coupled map lattice, a novel nonlinear space- and time-discrete model is developed based on discretizing the classical Klausmeier model and the vegetatio...

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Main Authors: Huayong Zhang, Tousheng Huang, Liming Dai, Ge Pan, Zhao Liu, Zichun Gao, Xiumin Zhang
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Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Complexity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2498073
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author Huayong Zhang
Tousheng Huang
Liming Dai
Ge Pan
Zhao Liu
Zichun Gao
Xiumin Zhang
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description The research on regular and irregular vegetation pattern formation in semiarid regions is an important field in ecology. Applying the framework of coupled map lattice, a novel nonlinear space- and time-discrete model is developed based on discretizing the classical Klausmeier model and the vegetation pattern formation in semiarid regions is restudied in this research. Through analysis of Turing-type instability for the discrete model, the conditions for vegetation pattern formation are determined. The discrete model is verified by Klausmeier’s results with the same parametric data, and shows advantages in quantitatively describing diverse vegetation patterns in semiarid regions, such as the patterns of regular mosaicirregular patches, stripes, fractured stripesspots, and stripes-spots, in comparing with former theoretical models. Moreover, the discrete model predicts variations of rainfall and vegetation types can cause transitions of vegetation patterns. This research demonstrates that the nonlinear mechanism of the discrete model better captures the diversity and complexity of vegetation pattern formation in semiarid regions.
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spelling doaj-art-beb71b7b91ac4bf7945a20795c6b21292025-08-20T03:23:02ZengWileyComplexity1076-27871099-05262020-01-01202010.1155/2020/24980732498073Regular and Irregular Vegetation Pattern Formation in Semiarid Regions: A Study on Discrete Klausmeier ModelHuayong Zhang0Tousheng Huang1Liming Dai2Ge Pan3Zhao Liu4Zichun Gao5Xiumin Zhang6Research Center for Engineering Ecology and Nonlinear Science, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, ChinaResearch Center for Engineering Ecology and Nonlinear Science, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, ChinaIndustrial Systems Engineering, University of Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, CanadaResearch Center for Engineering Ecology and Nonlinear Science, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, ChinaResearch Center for Engineering Ecology and Nonlinear Science, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, ChinaResearch Center for Engineering Ecology and Nonlinear Science, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, ChinaResearch Center for Engineering Ecology and Nonlinear Science, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, ChinaThe research on regular and irregular vegetation pattern formation in semiarid regions is an important field in ecology. Applying the framework of coupled map lattice, a novel nonlinear space- and time-discrete model is developed based on discretizing the classical Klausmeier model and the vegetation pattern formation in semiarid regions is restudied in this research. Through analysis of Turing-type instability for the discrete model, the conditions for vegetation pattern formation are determined. The discrete model is verified by Klausmeier’s results with the same parametric data, and shows advantages in quantitatively describing diverse vegetation patterns in semiarid regions, such as the patterns of regular mosaicirregular patches, stripes, fractured stripesspots, and stripes-spots, in comparing with former theoretical models. Moreover, the discrete model predicts variations of rainfall and vegetation types can cause transitions of vegetation patterns. This research demonstrates that the nonlinear mechanism of the discrete model better captures the diversity and complexity of vegetation pattern formation in semiarid regions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2498073
spellingShingle Huayong Zhang
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Ge Pan
Zhao Liu
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Regular and Irregular Vegetation Pattern Formation in Semiarid Regions: A Study on Discrete Klausmeier Model
Complexity
title Regular and Irregular Vegetation Pattern Formation in Semiarid Regions: A Study on Discrete Klausmeier Model
title_full Regular and Irregular Vegetation Pattern Formation in Semiarid Regions: A Study on Discrete Klausmeier Model
title_fullStr Regular and Irregular Vegetation Pattern Formation in Semiarid Regions: A Study on Discrete Klausmeier Model
title_full_unstemmed Regular and Irregular Vegetation Pattern Formation in Semiarid Regions: A Study on Discrete Klausmeier Model
title_short Regular and Irregular Vegetation Pattern Formation in Semiarid Regions: A Study on Discrete Klausmeier Model
title_sort regular and irregular vegetation pattern formation in semiarid regions a study on discrete klausmeier model
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