Fairy Circles of the Namib Desert. Ecosystem engineering by subterranean social insects
(
Serie Biodiversity and Ecology, Volume 7
)
Illustrations and maps
photos
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The fairy circles of the Namib Desert in southern Africa are often regarded as an outstanding mystery of nature and several scientific hypotheses for their causation have been proposed and are subject of an ongoing debate. Fairy Circles of the Namib Desert: Ecosystem engineering by subterranean social insects fifteen authors offer a wealth of information based on numerous in-depth studies on the morphology, ecology and biology of fairy circles and the organisms which create, use and maintain them. Other regular vegetation patterns of the Namib Desert and neighbouring biomes are introduced and discussed, and the great illustrations invite to enjoy a journey to the diversity of fairy circle landscapes in Namibia, Angola, and South Africa. With contributions from Alicia Geppert, Alexander Gröngröft, Felicitas Gunter, Joh R. Henschel, Katharina J. Huber, Joe McAuliffe, Jens Oldeland, Jorg Overmann, Javier Pascual, Mike Picker, Rasmus Revermann, Priscilla Sichone, Johannes Sikorski and Andrey Yurkov.
