Self-organized dynamics in spatially structured populations

Self-organization and pattern Formation represent the emergence of order in temporal and spatial processes. Self-organization in population ecology is gaining attention due to the recent advances concerning temporal fluctuati ons in the population size of dispersal-linked subunits. We shall report th at spatially structured models of population renewal promote the emergence of a complex power law order in spatial population dynamics. We analyse a v ariety of population models showing that self-organization can be identifie d as a temporal match in population dynamics among local units, and how the synchrony changes in time. Our theoretical results are concordant with ana lyses of population data on the Canada lynx.