Local approximation of a metapopulation's equilibrium

DOI10.1007/S00285-018-1231-0zbMATH Open1408.92036arXiv1710.10395OpenAlexW2765848756WikidataQ88404465 ScholiaQ88404465MaRDI QIDQ667704FDOQ667704

Authors: A. D. Barbour, Ross S. McVinish, P. K. Pollett 

Publication date: 1 March 2019

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

Abstract: We consider the approximation of the equilibrium of a metapopulation model, in which a finite number of patches are randomly distributed over a bounded subset $Omega$ of Euclidean space. The approximation is good when a large number of patches contribute to the colonization pressure on any given unoccupied patch, and when the quality of the patches varies little over the length scale determined by the colonization radius. If this is the case, the equilibrium probability of a patch at $z$ being occupied is shown to be close to $q_1(z)$, the equilibrium occupation probability in Levins's model, at any point $zinOmega$ not too close to the boundary, if the local colonization pressure and extinction rates appropriate to $z$ are assumed. The approximation is justified by giving explicit upper and lower bounds for the occupation probabilities, expressed in terms of the model parameters. Since the patches are distributed randomly, the occupation probabilities are also random, and we complement our bounds with explicit bounds on the probability that they are satisfied at all patches simultaneously.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.10395

Recommendations

• Convergence of a structured metapopulation model to Levins's model
• Limits of large metapopulations with patch-dependent extinction probabilities
• Reconciling theoretical approaches to stochastic path-occupancy metapopulation models
• Spatial metapopulation dynamics with local and global colonization
• Asymptotically exact analysis of stochastic metapopulation dynamics with explicit spatial structure

zbMATH Keywords

equilibriumfixed pointmetapopulationincidence function modelspatially realistic Levins model

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of Markov chains and discrete-time Markov processes on general state spaces (social mobility, learning theory, industrial processes, etc.) (60J20) Ecology (92D40)

Cites Work

• Extinction dynamics in mainland-island metapopulations: an \(N\)-patch stochastic model
• Non-negative matrices and Markov chains. 2nd ed
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Exact asymptotic analysis for metapopulation dynamics on correlated dynamic landscapes
• Spatially structured metapopulation models: Global and local assessment of metapopulation capacity.
• Monotone maps: a review
• Transient dynamics in metapopulation response to perturbation.
• Convergence of a structured metapopulation model to Levins's model
• Asymptotically exact analysis of stochastic metapopulation dynamics with explicit spatial structure
• A spatially structured metapopulation model with patch dynamics
• Connecting deterministic and stochastic metapopulation models

Cited In (6)

• Local enrichment and its nonlocal consequences for victim-exploiter metapopulations
• Coexistence in a metapopulation model with explicit local dynamics
• Exact solution for a metapopulation version of Schelling’s model
• Equilibrium stability of single-species metapopulations
• Spatial metapopulation dynamics with local and global colonization
• Separability of local and regional dynamics in metapopulations

This page was built for publication: Local approximation of a metapopulation's equilibrium

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q667704)