In ecological and population dynamics, the coupling between random perturbations and the Allee effect could drive small and confined populations of rare species to extinction. In this paper, we propose a general model for describing spatio-temporal dynamics characterized by demographic Allee growth. In this approach, we include the combined contribution of stochasticity and spatial processes, typically dispersal, which is scarcely explored in the literature. The model is formulated in a reaction-diffusion framework, where the dynamics is regulated by a typical Allee–dispersal evolution and the resilience to white noise is probed at different perturbation amplitudes. Preliminary results show that dispersal processes can compensate random fluctuations to favor the stabilization of the species establishment.
Dispersal vs. stochasticity: Competition for persistence in a reaction-diffusion model with strong Allee dynamics / Budroni, Ma; Rossi, F; Farris, Emmanuele; Filigheddu, Rossella Speranza; Rustici, Mauro. - In: ECOLOGICAL MODELLING. - ISSN 0304-3800. - 222:16(2011), pp. 2891-2896. [10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2011.05.015]
Dispersal vs. stochasticity: Competition for persistence in a reaction-diffusion model with strong Allee dynamics
Budroni MA;FARRIS, Emmanuele;FILIGHEDDU, Rossella Speranza;RUSTICI, Mauro
2011-01-01
Abstract
In ecological and population dynamics, the coupling between random perturbations and the Allee effect could drive small and confined populations of rare species to extinction. In this paper, we propose a general model for describing spatio-temporal dynamics characterized by demographic Allee growth. In this approach, we include the combined contribution of stochasticity and spatial processes, typically dispersal, which is scarcely explored in the literature. The model is formulated in a reaction-diffusion framework, where the dynamics is regulated by a typical Allee–dispersal evolution and the resilience to white noise is probed at different perturbation amplitudes. Preliminary results show that dispersal processes can compensate random fluctuations to favor the stabilization of the species establishment.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.