Stable trimorphic coexistence in a lattice model of spatial competition with two site types

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2011.10.022zbMATH Open1336.92070arXiv1012.5977OpenAlexW2008011201WikidataQ51508612 ScholiaQ51508612MaRDI QIDQ285151FDOQ285151

Ilmari Karonen

Publication date: 19 May 2016

Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: I examine the effect of exogenous spatial heterogeneity on the coexistence of competing species using a simple model of non-hierarchical competition for site occupancy on a lattice. The sites on the lattice are divided into two types representing two different habitats or spatial resources. The model features no temporal variability, hierarchical competition, type-dependent interactions or other features traditionally known to support more competing species than there are resources. Nonetheless, stable coexistence of two habitat specialists and a generalist is observed in this model for a range of parameter values. In the spatially implicit mean field approximation of the model, such coexistence is shown to be impossible, demonstrating that it indeed arises from the explicit spatial structure.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1012.5977

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zbMATH Keywords

spatial heterogeneityindividual-based modelscoexistence mechanismslattice contact processresource competition

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Population dynamics (general) (92D25) Ecology (92D40)

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