Pulsed interactions unify reaction-diffusion and spatial nonlocal models for biological pattern formation

no code implementations • 13 Nov 2023 • Eduardo H. Colombo, Ricardo Martinez-Garcia, Justin M. Calabrese, Cristóbal López, Emilio Hernández-García

The emergence of a spatially-organized population distribution depends on the dynamics of the population and mediators of interaction (activators and inhibitors).

Pulsed interaction signals as a route to biological pattern formation

no code implementations • 11 Jul 2022 • Eduardo H. Colombo, Cristóbal López, Emilio Hernández-García

We identify a mechanism for biological spatial pattern formation arising when the signals that mediate interactions between individuals in a population have pulsed character.

Spatial effects in parasite induced marine diseases of immobile hosts

no code implementations • 18 May 2022 • Àlex Giménez-Romero, Federico Vazquez, Cristóbal López, Manuel A. Matías

Compartmental models of epidemic transmission in marine sessile organisms, available only recently, are based on non-spatial descriptions in which space is homogenised and parasite mobility is not explicitly accounted for.

Sinking microplastics in the water column: simulations in theMediterranean Sea

no code implementations • 4 Feb 2021 • Rebeca de la Fuente, Gábor Drótos, Emilio Hernández García, Cristóbal López, Erik van Sebille

We study the vertical dispersion and distribution of negatively buoyant rigid microplastics within a realistic circulation model of the Mediterranean sea.

Fluid Dynamics

Integrating theory and experiments to link local mechanisms and ecosystem-level consequences of vegetation patterns in drylands

no code implementations • 18 Jan 2021 • Ricardo Martinez-Garcia, Ciro Cabal, Justin M. Calabrese, Emilio Hernández-García, Corina E. Tarnita, Cristóbal López, Juan A. Bonachela

Second, we discuss potential empirical tests via manipulative experiments to identify pattern-forming mechanisms and link them to specific desertification dynamics.