The circles may form due to the topsoil within them being very prone to drying out, meaning that grasses cannot grow inside.
The cause of the bizarre 'fairy circles' that are found across the grasslands of Namibia may have been discovered by scientists.These circles appear as hexagonal or round barren patches in the grassy scrub in the Namib desert and measure up to 39 feet across, and are also sometimes found in Western Australia. What causes these strange phenomena has mystified experts thus far, with the action of gods and spirits being the cause according to northern Namibian myth.
After the rain, they have a huge competitive advantage over the freshly germinated grasses in the fairy circle,' explains Getzin.'The new grass only loses a small amount of water via transpiration from its small leaves, resulting in insufficient 'suction power' to pull new water from deeper soil layers.'Additionally, these border plants are capable of drinking from the upper soil within the circles, further drying them out and making them devoid of water for other plants.
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