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Analyzing Patterns in the Savanna Landscape

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Aerial view of mostly bare light brown land with low lying trees. Caption: Termites are extremely territorial

Dr. Corina Tarnita describes the importance of termite mounds in a savanna ecosystem. Termite mounds are biological hotspots that concentrate nutrients. When viewed from above, the mounds form a strikingly regular polka-dot pattern. Dr. Tarnita uses mathematical modeling to explain the regularity of the pattern.

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