title: Aeolian sand ripples around plants.
abstract: Plants in the desert may locally change the aeolian process, and hence the pattern of sand ripples traveling nearby. The effect of plants on ripples is investigated using a coupled map lattice model with nonuniform coupling coefficients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China. trienhuaz@sohu.com
authors.forename: Qian-Hua
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Tian-De
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Miao