Predicting irregularities in population cycles

Shandelle M. Henson, James R. Reilly, Suzanne L. Robertson, Matthew C. Schu, Eric W.D. Rozier, J. M. Cushing

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Abstract

Oscillating population data often exhibit cycle irregularities such as episodes of damped oscillation and abrupt changes of cycle phase. The prediction of such irregularities is of interest in applications ranging from food production to wildlife management. We use concepts from dynamical systems theory to present a model-based method for quantifying the risk of impending cycle irregularity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)238-253
Number of pages16
JournalSIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems
Volume2
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - May 23 2003

Keywords

  • Basins of attraction
  • Nonlinear population dynamics
  • Periodic solutions
  • Phase switching
  • Stochasticity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analysis
  • Modeling and Simulation

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