"Fairy circles" in are back in the news. What causes these mysterious patterns? washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro
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The piece highlights work by Stephan Getzin et al., who argue that "plant water stress, not termite herbivory, causes Namibia’s fairy circles." For their research article, see
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An alternative theory, in which both termites and plant competition play key roles, is discussed here:
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Back in 2020, I had the pleasure of chatting with Corina Tarnita about her work on fairy circles:
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