A Lévy expansion strategy optimizes early dune building by beach grasses

Random walk movement patterns with specific step size distributions are commonly associated with resource search optimization strategies in mobile organisms. Here, the authors show that clonal expansion of beach grasses follows a Lévy-type step size strategy that optimizes early dune building.

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Main Authors: Valérie C. Reijers, Koen Siteur, Selwyn Hoeks, Jim van Belzen, Annieke C. W. Borst, Jannes H. T. Heusinkveld, Laura L. Govers, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Leon P. M. Lamers, Johan van de Koppel, Tjisse van der Heide
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b73a9cc657734a24a16512b86079bc82
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