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Definition of “fairy circles” and how they differ from other common vegetation gaps and plant rings

https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13092
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Soil hydraulic properties and water source-sink relations affect plant rings’ formation and sizes under arid conditions
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Fairy rings harbor distinct soil fungal communities and high fungal diversity in a montane grassland
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Natural hydrogen seeps identified in the North Perth Basin, Western Australia
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Evidence for a geochemical origin of the mysterious circles in the Pro-Namib desert
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Unusual Namibian fairy circle patterns in heterogeneous and atypical environments
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Mysterious circles in the Namib Desert: review of hypotheses on their origin
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Circular arrangement of Stipagrostis ciliata clumps in the Negev, Israel and near Gokaeb, Namibia
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The origin of vegetation circles on stony soils of the Namib Desert near Gobabeb, South West Africa/Namibia
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Contrasting Global Patterns of Spatially Periodic Fairy Circles and Regular Insect Nests in Drylands
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Fairy circles in Namibia are assembled from genetically distinct grasses
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Space and time distribution of subsurface H2concentration in so-called “fairy circles”: Insight from a conceptual 2-D transport model
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The contribution of pathogenic soil microbes to ring formation in an iconic Australian arid grass, Triodia basedowii (Poaceae)
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Gradual regime shifts in fairy circles
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Reply to Walsh et al.: Hexagonal patterns of Australian fairy circles develop without correlation to termitaria
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The fairy circles of Kaokoland (North-West Namibia) origin, distribution, and characteristics
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The self-organizing plant: lessons from swarm intelligence
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Strong interaction between plants induces circular barren patches: fairy circles
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Ecosystem Engineers: From Pattern Formation to Habitat Creation
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Bridging ecology and physics: Australian fairy circles regenerate following model assumptions on ecohydrological feedbacks
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Adopting a spatially explicit perspective to study the mysterious fairy circles of Namibia
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Edaphic properties enable facilitative and competitive interactions resulting in fairy circle formation
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Herbivory by subterranean termite colonies and the development of fairy circles in SW N amibia
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Clarifying misunderstandings regarding vegetation self‐organisation and spatial patterns of fairy circles in N amibia: a response to recent termite hypotheses
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Largest on earth: Discovery of a new type of fairy circle in Angola supports a termite origin
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Ants and the enigmatic Namibian fairy circles – cause and effect?
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The global biogeography of semi‐arid periodic vegetation patterns
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Environmental modulation of self‐organized periodic vegetation patterns in Sudan
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Fairy rings caused by a killer fungus foster plant diversity in species‐rich grassland
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Biogeography of global drylands
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Fairy circle landscapes under the sea
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Fairy circles reveal the resilience of self-organized salt marshes
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The Biological Underpinnings of Namib Desert Fairy Circles
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Unique Microbial Phylotypes in Namib Desert Dune and Gravel Plain Fairy Circle Soils
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Revisiting Theron’s hypothesis on the origin of fairy circles after four decades: Euphorbias are not the cause
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The allelopathic, adhesive, hydrophobic and toxic latex of Euphorbia species is the cause of fairy circles investigated at several locations in Namibia
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The Life Cycle and Life Span of Namibian Fairy Circles
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Are Namibian “Fairy Circles” the Consequence of Self-Organizing Spatial Vegetation Patterning?
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109539openalex-snapshot
Niche-Partitioning of Edaphic Microbial Communities in the Namib Desert Gravel Plain Fairy Circles
inferredcites →https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140099openalex-snapshot
Experiments Testing the Causes of Namibian Fairy Circles
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TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF GRASS PRODUCTIVITY IN THE CENTRAL NAMIB DESERT
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Ring formation in clonal plants
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Spatial Patterns of Grass Seedling Recruitment Imply Predation and Facilitation by Harvester Ants
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The Foraging Tunnel System of the Namibian Desert Termite,Baucaliotermes hainesi
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An ecological engineer maintains consistent spatial patterning, with implications for community‐wide effects
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Observations on Concentric 'Fairy Rings' in Arctic Moss Mat
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The Growth of Fairy Rings of Agaricus Arvensis and Their Effect Upon Grassland Vegetation and Soil
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ARENA NESTS BUILT BY TERMITES IN THE MASAI MARA, KENYA
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