Plant Water Stress Causes Fairy Circles in Namib Desert, Study Says

New research led by University of Göttingen scientists shows that grass death in fairy circles occurs immediately after rainfall due to plant water stress but not due to termite activity.

Mystery of the Fairy circles may finally be solved •

A new clue in the enduring mystery of Namibia's 'fairy circles

Fairy circles: Plant water stress causes Nami

Latest solution to the fairy circle riddle does not hold water

Fairy circles: Plant water stress causes Namibia's gaps in grass

In Hunt to Solve 'Fairy Circle' Mystery, One Suspect Is Dismissed

Fairy circles of the Namib - Ecosystem modeller contradicts

Holes in the grass - Water stress on plants causes fairy circles

The allelopathic, adhesive, hydrophobic and toxic latex of

A multi‐scale study of Australian fairy circles using soil