Consistent spatial patterns across several plant communities within a region indicate that the same processes may be acting on Andean deserts and semideserts

Questions Spatial pattern analysis may be used to derive hypotheses on the processes that shape plant communities. Do different mature semidesert communities exhibit the same major spatial patterns, suggesting that similar processes shape them? Location Nine localities in the Bolivian Andes. Methods We mapped all woody individuals at each locality. We performed uni‐, bi‐, and multivariate spatial analyses of nine Andean, mature semiarid plant...