Optimal location of resources maximizing the total population size in logistic models

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Abstract: In this article, we consider a species whose population density solves the steady diffusive logistic equation in a heterogeneous environment modeled with the help of a spatially non constant coefficient standing for a resources distribution. We address the issue of maximizing the total population size with respect to the resources distribution, considering some uniform pointwise bounds as well as prescribing the total amount of resources. By assuming the diffusion rate of the species large enough, we prove that any optimal configuration is bang-bang (in other words an extreme point of the admissible set) meaning that this problem can be recast as a shape optimization problem, the unknown domain standing for the resources location. In the one-dimensional case, this problem is deeply analyzed, and for large diffusion rates, all optimal configurations are exhibited. This study is completed by several numerical simulations in the one dimensional case.


The authors consider a species the population density of which is a solution of the steady diffusive logistic equation in a heterogeneous environment modeled with the help of a spatially nonconstant coefficient denoting a resource distribution. The aim is to maximize the total population size with respect to the resource distribution, considering uniform pointwise bounds and prescribing the total amount of resources. Under the assumption that the diffusion rate of the species is large enough, it is shown that any optimal configuration is an extreme point of the admissible set. This allows the problem to be reformulated as a shape optimization problem, where the unknown domain stands for the location of resources. The authors give a deep analysis in the one-dimensional case, and all optimal configurations are exhibited for large diffusion rates. The authors also provide several numerical simulations in the one-dimensional case. Several interesting open questions are also raised.



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