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Record Nr.

UNINA9910349325703321

Autore

Lutscher Frithjof

Titolo

Integrodifference Equations in Spatial Ecology / / by Frithjof Lutscher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-29294-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 385 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics, , 2196-9973 ; ; 49

Disciplina

515.35

Soggetti

Mathematical physics

Geography - Mathematics

Biotic communities

Population biology

Mathematical models

Mathematical Physics

Mathematics of Planet Earth

Community and Population Ecology

Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Models for Spatial Population Dynamics -- Modeling with Integrodifference Equations -- Critical Patch-Size -- Positive Steady States -- The Speed of Spatial Spread -- Spatial Spread with Allee Effect -- Modeling the Dispersal Process -- Computational Aspects -- Dispersal Success -- Approximations for Spread -- The Shape of Spatial Spread -- Applications -- Structured Populations -- Two Interacting Populations -- Spatial Variation -- Temporal Variation -- Further Topics and Related Models. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book is the first thorough introduction to and comprehensive treatment of the theory and applications of integrodifference equations in spatial ecology. Integrodifference equations are discrete-time continuous-space dynamical systems describing the spatio-temporal dynamics of one or more populations. The book contains step-by-step model construction, explicitly solvable models, abstract theory and



numerical recipes for integrodifference equations. The theory in the book is motivated and illustrated by many examples from conservation biology, biological invasions, pattern formation and other areas. In this way, the book conveys the more general message that bringing mathematical approaches and ecological questions together can generate novel insights into applications and fruitful challenges that spur future theoretical developments. The book is suitable for graduate students and experienced researchers in mathematical ecology alike.