A competition-diffusion system with a refuge

DOI10.3934/DCDSB.2007.8.435MaRDI QIDQ2467058zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Publication date 18 January 2008

Published in Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems. Series B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.3934/dcdsb.2007.8.435

Monotone systems involving ordinary differential equations (34C12) Qualitative investigation and simulation of ordinary differential equation models (34C60) Asymptotic properties of solutions to ordinary differential equations (34D05) Global stability of solutions to ordinary differential equations (34D23) Dynamical systems in biology (37N25) Population dynamics (general) (92D25)

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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.

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