Vegetation patterns, a natural phenomenon observed worldwide, are typically driven by spatially distributed feedback. However, the spatial colonization mechanisms of clonal plants, driven by the growth of a rhizome, are usually not considered in prototypical models. Here we propose a general equation for the vegetation density that includes all main clonal-growth features as well as the essential ingredients leading to spatial self-organization. This generic model reproduces the phase diagram of a fully detailed model of clonal growth. The relation of each term of the model with the mechanisms of clonal growth is discussed.
@article{arxiv.1908.04603,
title = {A general model for vegetation patterns including rhizome growth},
author = {Daniel Ruiz-Reynés and Francesca Schönsberg and Emilio Hernández-García and Damià Gomila},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1908.04603},
year = {2020}
}