{"582391":{"#nid":"582391","#data":{"type":"event","title":"A multidisciplinary approach to pattern formation in ecology","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Physics Soft Condensed Matter \u0026amp; Physics of Living Systems Seminar: Prof. Johan van de Koppel, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea\u0026nbsp;Research\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMost examples of self-organized spatial patterns in ecosystems are based on Alan Turing\u0026#39;s activator-inhibitor principle, where pattern formation is driven by spatial variation in biological growth\u0026nbsp;conditions. I will highlight a new mechanism of pattern formation in ecosystems that is based on the\u0026nbsp;individual movement of animals, and is akin to the physical principle for phase separation, known to\u0026nbsp;explain pattern formation in alloys such as steel or bronze. Using models and experiments, I will argue\u0026nbsp;that both processes can occur simultaneously, and interact to determine the resilience of ecosystems to\u0026nbsp;disturbances and changing environmental conditions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A multidisciplinary approach to pattern formation in ecology"}],"uid":"27664","created_gmt":"2016-10-11 16:32:27","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:14:22","author":"Alison Morain","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2016-10-26T16:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2016-10-26T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2016-10-26T17:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2016-10-26 20:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2016-10-26 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2016-10-26 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003Eshaun.ashley@physics.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}