spiderpig_spiderpig_ t1_j4youaz wrote on January 19, 2023 at 4:25 AM

Reply to comment by c_point_adae in Scientists may have found a new way to predict impending solar flares by 1080krld

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spiderpig_spiderpig_ t1_itjzi4j wrote on October 24, 2022 at 5:11 AM

Reply to comment by Cethinn in Formation of Namibia’s fairy circles isn’t due to termites. Plants are "ecosystem engineers" that survive by forming optimal geometric patterns. by marketrent

How confident are you of this / dreaded citation needed? I'd imagine many burrowing animals would make an awful lot more direct noise than trees in a dry area (I have no source, other than my imagination!).

spiderpig_spiderpig_ t1_itjzddx wrote on October 24, 2022 at 5:10 AM

Reply to comment by nikolai_470000 in Formation of Namibia’s fairy circles isn’t due to termites. Plants are "ecosystem engineers" that survive by forming optimal geometric patterns. by marketrent

The whole "phenotype" thing really throws me for a loop. Is there really a difference between an organism that changes its reaction level / cells inside a chunk of calcium and one that changes its reaction level / activity in a bounded area of soil? Where is the boundary...?