Edge-linked dynamics and the scale-dependence of competitive dominance

DOI10.3934/MBE.2005.2.833MaRDI QIDQ2501469zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors William F. Fagan, Robert Stephen Cantrell, Chris Cosner

Publication date 11 September 2006

Published in Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.3934/mbe.2005.2.833

zbMATH Keywords

allochthonous resourcesdomain sizeedge effectshabitat edgeshabitat fragmentationmetapopulation dynamicspatch sizespatial subsidies.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Perturbations of ordinary differential equations (34D10) Stability of solutions to ordinary differential equations (34D20) Dynamical systems in biology (37N25) Ecology (92D40)

Review text

Empirical data for several ecological systems suggest that how resource availability scales with patch geometry may influence the outcome of species interactions. To study this process, we assume a pseudoequilibrium to reduce the dimensionality of a two-consumer\,-\,two-resource model in which different resources are available in the interior of a patch versus at the edge. We analyze the resulting two species competition model to understand how the outcome of competition between consumers changes as the size of the patch changes, paying particular attention to the differential scaling of interior and edge-linked allochthonous resources as a function of patch size. We characterize conditions on patch size and parameters under which competitive exclusion, coexistence, and a reversal in competitive dominance occur. We find that the degree of exclusivity in the use of edge versus interior habitats influences the potential for transitions in competitive outcomes, but that differences in resource quality between interior and edge habitats can, depending on the scenario, have either qualitative or quantitative influences on the transitions. The work highlights the importance of patch size to understanding species interactions and demonstrates that competitive dominance can be a scale-dependent trait.

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