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Patch Formation Dynamics

Patch Formation Dynamics is a theoretical framework that characterizes the temporal emergence and spatial organization of discrete ecological or system-level units (patches) through the interaction of local processes and environmental heterogeneity, distinguishing it from related temporal dynamics by its focus on the mechanistic origins of patchiness.

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2017–2026

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Publications

110

Disturbance, Patch Formation, and Community Structure

Simon A. Levin, Robert T. Paine · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1974 · 996 citations · Full text

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Small-scale turbulence and plankton contact rates

B. J. Rothschild, T. R. Osborn · Journal of Plankton Research · 1988 · 684 citations

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Patch Formation and Maintenance in an Old‐Growth Hemlock‐Hardwood Forest

Lee E. Frelich, Randy Calcote, Margaret B. Davis et al. · Ecology · 1993 · 223 citations

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A new mechanism for polar patch formation

A. S. Rodger, M. Pinnock, J. R. Dudeney et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1994 · 198 citations

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Patch dynamics of eelgrass Zostera marina

Birgit Olesen, Kaj Sand‐Jensen · Marine Ecology Progress Series · 1994 · 189 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. DN
    D. N. Anderson

    Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, United States

    3 publications · 226 citations

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  2. DT
    D. T. Decker

    Boston College, United States

    3 publications · 226 citations

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  3. RS
    R. Sheehan

    Boston College, United States

    3 publications · 226 citations

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  4. HC
    H. C. Carlson

    University of Oslo, Norway

    3 publications · 171 citations

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  5. NM
    Núria Marbà

    Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, Spain

    3 publications · 332 citations

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Institutions

163

  1. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    276 citations

  2. Utah State University

    Logan, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    746 citations

  3. Université Libre de Bruxelles

    Brussels, Belgium

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    344 citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    294 citations

  5. Universidad de Los Andes, Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    172 citations

  6. University of Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    172 citations

  7. University of Glasgow

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    96 citations

  8. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    68 citations

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Venues

  1. Marine Ecology Progress Series

    MEPS · 12 publications · 818 citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 8 publications · 586 citations

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  3. Journal of Ecology

    4 publications · 336 citations

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  4. Journal of Vegetation Science

    JVS · 3 publications · 169 citations

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  5. Ecography

    3 publications · 268 citations

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