Main Title |
Analysis of Persistence in Model Ecosystems: Deterministic and Stochastic Food Web Models. |
Author |
Gard, T. C. ;
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CORP Author |
Georgia Univ., Athens. Dept. of Mathematics.;Environmental Research Lab., Athens, GA. |
Year Published |
1984 |
Report Number |
EPA-R80-7830; EPA-600/3-84-081; |
Stock Number |
PB84-226984 |
Additional Subjects |
Toxicity ;
Food chains ;
Ecology ;
Mathematical models ;
Differential equations ;
Growth ;
Stochastic processes ;
Nutrients ;
Production ;
Microcosms ;
Ecosystems ;
Predators
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Holdings |
Library |
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Additional Info |
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Last Modified |
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NTIS |
PB84-226984 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
15p |
Abstract |
Mathematical models aid in understanding environmental systems and in developing testable hypotheses relevant to the fate and ecological effects of toxic substances in such systems. Within the framework of microcosm or laboratory ecosystem modeling, some differential equation models, in particular, become tractable to mathematical analysis when the focus is on the problem of persistence. In this report a microcosm-related, nutrient-producer-grazer, chemostat-chain model and general food web models are analyzed for persistence. The results, which take the form of inequalities involving model parameters, specify sufficient conditions for continued presence of the model components throughout indefinite time intervals. These results can serve as a basis for preliminary evaluations of model performance. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Final rept. May 81-May 84. |
PUB Date Free Form |
Aug 84 |
Category Codes |
6C; 6F; 6T; 57H; 57Y |
NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
600/01 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
431420820 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |