Environmental impact on competition in ecological communities
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Glenn Young
Department
CSM - Mathematics
Abstract
We study the effects of environmental feedback on ecological competition by analyzing the classic Lotka-Volterra model coupled with a simple model of the environment. In particular, we look for ways in which feedback between competing populations and the environment stabilizes or destabilizes coexistence between the species. To do so, we use a combination of mathematical analysis and computer software such as XPP to study the bifurcation structure of our model.
KEYWORDS; mathematical modeling, Lotka-Volterra, ecological competition, environmental feedback
Disciplines
Integrative Biology
Environmental impact on competition in ecological communities
We study the effects of environmental feedback on ecological competition by analyzing the classic Lotka-Volterra model coupled with a simple model of the environment. In particular, we look for ways in which feedback between competing populations and the environment stabilizes or destabilizes coexistence between the species. To do so, we use a combination of mathematical analysis and computer software such as XPP to study the bifurcation structure of our model.
KEYWORDS; mathematical modeling, Lotka-Volterra, ecological competition, environmental feedback