Mechanisms of Patch Formation

Authors

Douglas H. Deutschman, Cornell University
Gay A. Bradshaw, USDA Forest Service
W. M. Childress, Texas A&M University
Kendra L. Daly, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleFollow
Daniel Grunbaum, University of Washington
Mercedes Pascual, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Nathan H. Schumaker, University of Washington
Jianguo Wu, Miami University

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

1993

Keywords

Spatial Pattern, Wavelet Analysis, Patch Size, Antarctic Krill, Euphausia Superba

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-50155-5

Abstract

Many mechanisms both physical (e.g., light, temperature, ocean currents, density gradients, topography) and biological (e.g., allelopathy, competition, predation, selective foraging) are considered responsible for patch formation. Wiens (1976) presented an excellent review of population responses to environmental patchiness. He identified localized random disturbances (e.g., fire, erosion, tree windfalls), predation, selective herbivory, and vegetational patterns as potential causes of patch formation. Roughgarden (1977) discussed five general mechanisms that are responsible for patchiness: resource distribution, dispersal, aggregation behavior, competition, and reaction-diffusion.

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Citation / Publisher Attribution

Mechanisms of Patch Formation, in S. A. Levin, T. M. Powell & J. W. Steele (Eds.), Patch Dynamics, Springer, v. 96, p. 184-209

Scholar Commons Citation

Deutschman, Douglas H.; Bradshaw, Gay A.; Childress, W. M.; Daly, Kendra L.; Grunbaum, Daniel; Pascual, Mercedes; Schumaker, Nathan H.; and Wu, Jianguo, "Mechanisms of Patch Formation" (1993). Marine Science Faculty Publications. 833.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/833