@article{fdi:010044052,
  title = {{T}he global biogeography of semi-arid periodic vegetation patterns},
  author = {{D}eblauwe, {V}. and {B}arbier, {N}. and {C}outeron, {P}ierre and {L}ejeune, {O}. and {B}ogaert, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}im {V}egetation exhibiting landscape-scale regular spatial patterns has been reported for arid and semi-arid areas world-wide. {R}ecent theories state that such structures are bound to low-productivity environments and result from a self-organization process. {O}ur objective was to test this relationship between periodic pattern occurrence and environmental factors at a global scale and to parametrize a predictive distribution model. {L}ocation {A}rid and semi-arid areas world-wide. {M}ethods {W}e trained an empirical predictive model ({M}axent) for the occurrence of periodic vegetation patterns, based on environmental predictors and known occurrences verified on {L}andsat satellite images. {R}esults {T}his model allowed us to discover previously unreported pattern locations, and to report the first ever examples of spotted patterns in natural systems. {R}elationships to the main environmental drivers are discussed. {M}ain conclusions {T}hese results confirm that periodic patterned vegetations are ubiquitous at the interface between arid and semi-arid regions. {S}elf-organized patterning appears therefore to be a biome-scale response to environmental conditions, including soil and topography. {T}he set of correlations between vegetation patterns and their environmental conditions presented in this study will need to be reproduced in future modelling attempts.},
  keywords = {{A}ridity ; {B}anded vegetation ; {B}ioclimatic envelope ; {H}ierarchical partitioning ; {M}aximum entropy ; {P}eriodic vegetation pattern ; {S}elf-organization ; {T}iger bush},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}lobal {E}cology and {B}iogeography},
  volume = {17},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {715--723},
  ISSN = {1466-822{X}},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1466-8238.2008.00413.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044052},
}