Date of Award
8-2021
Degree Type
Report
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Committee Chair(s)
Luis Gordillo (Committee Chair)
Committee
Luis Gordillo
Committee
Andreas Malmendier
Committee
Brynja Kohler
Abstract
Changes in the spatial distribution of vegetation respond to variations in the production and transportation mechanisms of seeds at different locations subject to heterogeneities, often because of soil characteristics. In semi-arid environments, the competition for water and nutrients pushes the superficial plant’s roots to obtain scarce resources at long ranges. In this report, we assume that vegetation biomass interacts with itself in two different ways, facilitation and inhibition, depending on the relative distances. We present a 1-dimensional Integro-difference model to represent and study the emergence of patterns in the distribution of vegetation.
Recommended Citation
D'Alessio, Daniel, "Report: Spatial Facilitation-inhibition Effects on Vegetation Distribution and their Associated Patterns" (2021). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023. 1585.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/1585
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