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Intermingled basins in a two species system.

Franz Hofbauer1, Josef Hofbauer, Peter Raith

  • 1Institut für Mathematik, Universität Wien, Strudlhofgasse 4, 1090, Wien, Austria.

Journal of Mathematical Biology
|August 5, 2004
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In competitive ecological systems, one species often dies out, but predicting the survivor is difficult due to unpredictable chaotic dynamics. The study shows intermingled basins of attraction for surviving species in these complex population models.

Area of Science:

  • Ecology
  • Mathematical Biology
  • Dynamical Systems

Background:

  • Competitive interactions are fundamental in ecology, shaping species coexistence and community structure.
  • Complex dynamics, including chaos, can arise even in simple ecological models.
  • Understanding species survival in competitive systems is crucial for biodiversity and ecosystem stability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate simple mathematical models of two-species competition exhibiting complex dynamic behaviors.
  • To investigate the predictability of species survival in such systems.
  • To analyze the topological structure of the basins of attraction for the competing species.

Main Methods:

  • Development of simplified mathematical models for competitive two-species systems.

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  • Numerical simulations to explore system dynamics from various initial conditions.
  • Analysis of phase space, focusing on the basins of attraction for each species' potential survival.

    • Main Results:

    • In most scenarios, one species is eliminated, leading to a one-species system.
    • The identity of the surviving species is highly sensitive to initial conditions.
    • The basins of attraction for the two possible one-species attractors are dense and intermingled, indicating chaotic behavior.

    Conclusions:

    • Simple competitive systems can display unpredictable and chaotic dynamics.
    • The intermingled nature of basins of attraction highlights the inherent unpredictability of species survival in these models.
    • These findings have implications for understanding ecological stability and biodiversity in complex environments.