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Area of Science:

  • Mathematical Biology
  • Computational Science
  • Ecology

Background:

  • Existing models use Lotka-Volterra competition and cross-diffusion for species segregation.
  • Convective terms model attraction to favorable environments, but lack spatial adaptation.
  • Previous work by Sighesada, Kawasaki, and Teramoto (18) established a foundational model.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To numerically investigate a modified convective term accounting for spatial adaptation in interacting species.
  • To introduce a time non-local drift term into the spatial segregation model.
  • To compare the dynamics of the novel model against the original model.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a modified partial differential equation system.
  • Numerical discretization using a mass-preserving, time semi-implicit finite element method.
  • Implementation of biologically inspired numerical experiments.

Main Results:

  • The modified model with spatial adaptation exhibits distinct population dynamics.
  • Qualitative differences were observed between the original and proposed models.
  • Numerical experiments demonstrated the impact of the time non-local drift term.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed modification enhances spatial segregation models by incorporating spatial adaptation.
  • Numerical simulations are crucial for understanding complex ecological dynamics.
  • The finite element method provides a robust approach for solving these models.