Patterns in soil organic carbon dynamics: Integrating microbial activity, chemotaxis and data-driven approaches
Angela Monti,
Fasma Diele,
Deborah Lacitignola and
Carmela Marangi
Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM), 2025, vol. 234, issue C, 86-101
Abstract:
Models of soil organic carbon (SOC) frequently overlook the effects of spatial dimensions and microbiological activities. In this paper, we focus on two reaction–diffusion chemotaxis models for SOC dynamics, both supporting chemotaxis-driven instability and exhibiting a variety of spatial patterns as stripes, spots and hexagons when the microbial chemotactic sensitivity is above a critical threshold. We use symplectic techniques to numerically approximate chemotaxis-driven spatial patterns and explore the effectiveness of the piecewise Dynamic Mode Decomposition (pDMD) to reconstruct them. Moreover, we analyse the predictive performance of the pDMD for moderate time horizons. Our findings show that pDMD is effective at precisely recreating and predicting chemotaxis-driven spatial patterns, therefore broadening the range of application of the method to classes of solutions different than Turing patterns. By validating its efficacy across a wider range of models, this research lays the groundwork for applying pDMD to experimental spatiotemporal data, advancing predictions crucial for soil microbial ecology and agricultural sustainability.
Keywords: Soil carbon dynamics; Chemotaxis; Pattern formation; Symplectic methods; Data-driven methods; Dynamic Mode Decomposition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2025.02.019
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