In the transition from laminar to turbulent pipe flow, puffs of turbulence form, split and decay. The phenomenology and lifetime of these turbulent puffs exhibit population dynamics that also drive predator–prey ecosystems on the edge of extinction.
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Knebel, J., Weber, M. & Frey, E. In pursuit of turbulence. Nature Phys 12, 204–205 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3646
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