We present studies for an individual based model of three interacting
populations whose individuals are mobile in a 2D-lattice. We focus on the
pattern formation in the spatial distributions of the populations. Also
relevant is the relationship between pattern formation and features of the
populations' time series. Our model displays travelling waves solutions,
clustering and uniform distributions, all related to the parameters values. We
also observed that the regeneration rate, the parameter associated to the
primary level of trophic chain, the plants, regulated the presence of
predators, as well as the type of spatial configuration.Comment: 17 pages and 15 figure