Copuling population dynamics and diel migration patterns

Frølich, Emil F.

Theoretical Population Biology, 2023, vol. 151, issue C, 19-27

Abstract: The diel vertical migration is one of the main drivers of population dynamics in the ocean. Population dynamical models of the ocean typically do not incorporate the behavioral aspects of the migration. We demonstrate a model with coupled population dynamics and behavior with the diel vertical migration emerging. We study the population dynamics and behavioral dynamics of a predator–prey system. We impose a cost of motion for both consumers and prey, and model each individual as following an Itô stochastic differential equation. We study the fixed-points of the ecosystem. Our modeling shows that as we increase the basal resource load, the strength of the diel vertical migration increases, as well as maximal velocity. In addition, a bimodal pattern emerges both for predators and consumers. The increase in the magnitude of the diel vertical migration causes a change in the allocation of copepod resources.

Keywords: Diel vertical migration; Mean-field games; Predator–prey; Ideal free distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2023.03.004

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