Patterned vegetation

Examples of patterned vegetation include fir waves, tiger bush, and string bog.

The patterns typically arise from an interplay of phenomena that differentially encourage plant growth or mortality.

Several of the mechanisms underlying patterning of vegetation have been known and studied since at least the middle of the 20th century,[1] however, mathematical models replicating them have only been produced much more recently.

In their simplest form models that capture Turing instabilities require two interactions at differing scales: local facilitation and more distant competition.

[11] Although not strictly vegetation, sessile marine invertebrates such as mussels and oysters, have also been shown to form banding patterns.