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Spatial Patchiness

Spatial patchiness is a spatial distribution pattern characterized by the non-uniform arrangement of biological or abiotic components across the seafloor, distinguished by discrete, heterogeneous aggregations that deviate from random or uniform dispersion in abyssal plain ecosystems.

164

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11K

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482

Authors

246

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2017–2026

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164

Dispersion and Population Interactions

Simon A. Levin · The American Naturalist · 1974 · 1.2K citations

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Boundary Dynamics: A Conceptual Framework for Studying Landscape Ecosystems

John A. Wiens, Clifford S. Crawford, James R. Gosz · Oikos · 1985 · 518 citations

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Host-Parasitoid Systems in Patchy Environments: A Phenomenological Model

Robert M. May · Journal of Animal Ecology · 1978 · 471 citations

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Hypothesis for origin of planktonic patchiness

Simon A. Levin, Lee A. Segel · Nature · 1976 · 416 citations

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Untangling Multiple Factors in Spatial Distributions: Lilies, Gophers, and Rocks

James D. Thomson, George D. Weiblen, Barbara A. Thomson et al. · Ecology · 1996 · 404 citations

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Authors

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  1. SA
    Simon A. Levin

    Princeton University, United States

    4 publications · 1.7K citations

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  2. YW
    Yong‐Jian Wang

    Huazhong Agricultural University, China

    3 publications · 76 citations

    3

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  3. FL
    Fang‐Li Luo

    Beijing Forestry University, China

    3 publications · 76 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. CL
    Carol L. Folt

    Dartmouth College, United States

    3 publications · 419 citations

    3

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  5. MR
    Mahesh Ramachandran

    Clark University, United States

    2 publications · 94 citations

    2

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Institutions

246

  1. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    548 citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    352 citations

  3. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    298 citations

  4. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    463 citations

  5. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    503 citations

  6. Huazhong Agricultural University

    Wuhan, China

    3 h-index

    15 publications

    366 citations

  7. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

    Silver Spring, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    64 citations

  8. University of South Carolina

    Columbia, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    191 citations

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Venues

  1. Limnology and Oceanography

    8 publications · 305 citations

    9

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  2. Oikos

    6 publications · 792 citations

    6

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  3. Ecology

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

    6

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  4. PLoS ONE

    5 publications · 201 citations

    5

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  5. Marine Ecology Progress Series

    MEPS · 5 publications · 669 citations

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