Archivio Istituzionale della RicercaSeveral natural phenomena can influence in a differential manner the growth of vegetation and plants. Some of these phenomena emerge from the biotic correlation between plants and animals. In this manner, large-scale areas of patterned vegetation, with distinctive and repetitive patterns, can arise because of this interaction. Such vegetation patterns can be easily observed in satellite imagery, if images have a high enough resolution. Here we will consider some case studies, from the fairy circles of Namibia to the polka dots of Arizona. We will also discuss an analysis of the images by means of Voronoi diagrams.
Visible from Above: How Satellite Imagery Can Help Investigating the Life of Insects / Sparavigna, Amelia Carolina; Baldi, MAURO MARIA - In: Advances in Environmental Research. / Justin A. Daniels. - STAMPA. - Hauppauge NY : NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, 2016. - ISBN 978-1-53610-469-1. - pp. 249-264
Visible from Above: How Satellite Imagery Can Help Investigating the Life of Insects
SPARAVIGNA, Amelia Carolina;BALDI, MAURO MARIA
2016
Abstract
Several natural phenomena can influence in a differential manner the growth of vegetation and plants. Some of these phenomena emerge from the biotic correlation between plants and animals. In this manner, large-scale areas of patterned vegetation, with distinctive and repetitive patterns, can arise because of this interaction. Such vegetation patterns can be easily observed in satellite imagery, if images have a high enough resolution. Here we will consider some case studies, from the fairy circles of Namibia to the polka dots of Arizona. We will also discuss an analysis of the images by means of Voronoi diagrams.
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