Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Glenn Young
Department
CSM - Mathematics
Abstract
We study the effects of environmental feedback on the 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 Matlab.
KEYWORDS; mathematical modeling, Lotka-Volterra, ecological competition, environmental feedback
Disciplines
Ordinary Differential Equations and Applied Dynamics
Environmental impact on competition in ecological communities
We study the effects of environmental feedback on the 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 Matlab.
KEYWORDS; mathematical modeling, Lotka-Volterra, ecological competition, environmental feedback