Explaining and Predicting Patterns in Stochastic Population Systems

Authors

Shandelle M. Henson, Andrews UniversityFollow
Aaron A. King, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
R. F. Costantino, The University of Arizona
J. M. Cushing, The University of Arizona
Brian Dennis, University of Idaho
Robert A. Desharnais, California State University, Los Angeles

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-7-2003

Keywords

Chaos, Deterministic skeleton, Lattice effects, Population dynamics, Stochasticity

Abstract

Lattice effects in ecological time-series are patterns that arise because of the inherent discreteness of animal numbers. In this paper, we suggest a systematic approach for predicting lattice effects. We also show that an explanation of all the patterns in a population time-series may require more than one deterministic model, especially when the dynamics are complex.

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volume

270

Issue

1524

First Page

1549

Last Page

1553

DOI

10.1098/rspb.2003.2420

First Department

Mathematics

Recommended Citation

Henson, Shandelle M.; King, Aaron A.; Costantino, R. F.; Cushing, J. M.; Dennis, Brian; and Desharnais, Robert A., "Explaining and Predicting Patterns in Stochastic Population Systems" (2003). Faculty Publications. 2224.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/pubs/2224

Acknowledgements

Open access article retrieved April 8, 2021 from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1691414/