A competition-diffusion system with a refuge (Q2467058)

This paper deals with a competition model for two species \(X\), \(Y\), including a refuge for one of them, \(Y\). First of all, it is proved that the system has at most two positive equilibria, and using the general theory of monotone systems, it is proved that permanence implies global stability. The effect of the refuge on the population \(Y\) is represented in the model by a parameter \(\mu\), which serves to answer the biological questions whether the refuge is effective and whether there is some simpler idea to protect \(Y\). To this end, the properties of positive equilibria and the dynamics of the model for large values of \(\mu\) are established. In particular, it is shown that establishing a refuge for a weak competitor \(Y\) may be ineffective when the effect of species \(X\) on species \(Y\) is strong enough.