Sequences of patch disturbance in a spatial eco-evolutionary model

ABERNETHY, Gavin (2021). Sequences of patch disturbance in a spatial eco-evolutionary model. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 97, p. 105746.

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Abstract

An eco-evolutionary food web model assembles two heterogeneous meta-communities on a 6 X 6 spatial network, which are subjected to a series of patch disturbances that either kill or evict the local population. If patch destruction is permanent, displacement of affected populations is as severe as eliminating them. If re-colonisation of cleared patches is permitted, the meta-community can endure repeated displacement indefinitely but with limited biodiversity. Whether repeated elimination of local populations can be endured depends on the rules governing migration. In meta-communities composed of rare, low-range species, displacing the inhabitants of low-diversity individual patches can be more damaging to global biodiversity than eliminating them, demonstrating the destructive potential of small invasions and the need for careful efforts when relocating endangered populations.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Mathematical Physics; 0102 Applied Mathematics; 0103 Numerical and Computational Mathematics
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnsns.2021.105746
Page Range:	p. 105746
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Elements
Depositing User:	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited:	03 Feb 2021 12:31
Last Modified:	17 Mar 2021 14:15
URI:	http://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/28066

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