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Yun Kang¹, Dieter Armbruster

¹Applied Sciences and Mathematics, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ 85212, USA. yun.kang@asu.edu

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Area of Science:

Mathematical biology
Ecology
Population dynamics

Background:

Plant-insect models are crucial for understanding ecological interactions.
Insect dispersal is a key factor influencing population dynamics and ecosystem stability.
Allee effects can significantly alter population persistence and dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of varying insect dispersal intensities on a two-patch plant-insect model.
To analyze population dynamics under conditions of permanence and Allee effects in single-patch systems.
To explore the stability of synchronous and asynchronous dynamics in a two-patch system.

Main Methods:

Development of a discrete-time, two-patch plant-insect model incorporating plant growth, insect dispersal, and insect attacks.
Analysis of model behavior under different dispersal intensities, focusing on permanence and Allee effects.
Employing analytical and numerical methods to explore population dynamics, stability, and attractor existence.

Main Results:

High dispersal rates and attack rates can destabilize permanent two-patch systems, leading to multiple attractors.
In systems with Allee effects, low dispersal can create source-sink dynamics, while intermediate dispersal may cause extinction.
Model behavior is sensitive to dispersal intensity, influencing local and global population persistence.

Conclusions:

Insect dispersal intensity is a critical parameter that can either sustain or disrupt plant-insect populations.
Controlling insect migration between patches offers a potential biological control strategy against invasive pests.
The study highlights the complex interplay between dispersal, Allee effects, and population dynamics in ecological systems.