Complex population dynamics and economic repercussions: predator - prey interactions, infectious disease transmission and solar magnetic activity

Abstract

This thesis contributes to the understanding of the complex population dynamics. In the first part of this thesis deterministic models describing predator-prey interactions and the spread of an infectious disease are investigated under new assumptions; the economic impacts of the outbreaks and infectious disease epidemics corresponding to the prey populations studied in this part are examined as well. We start with a predator-prey model with Holling type I functional response by incorporating prey refuge in the system; it is shown that refuge in some cases exhibits random-like dynamics leading to prey population outbreaks. Following, a dynamical system suitable for species having no overlap between successive generations is investigated; assuming that population evolves in discrete-time steps we investigate the prey refuge effect on predator-prey interactions. We show that reproduction in certain intervals is important and should be taken into account since it could help in the identif ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/41715
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/41715
ND
41715
Alternative title
Πολύπλοκα πληθυσμιακά δυναμικά συστήματα και οικονομικές επιπτώσεις: αλληλεπιδράσεις θηρευτή - θηράματος, μετάδοση μολυσματικών ασθενειών και ηλιακή μαγνητική δραστηριότητα
Author
Gkana, Amalia (Father's name: Georgios)
Date
2017
Degree Grantor
University of Thessaly (UTH)
Committee members
Ζαχείλας Λουκάς
Γιαννακόπουλος Αθανάσιος
Μαγκαφάς Λυκούργος
Καρακασίδης Θεόδωρος
Πάτσης Παναγιώτης
Κεβόρκ Ηλίας
Σαραφόπουλος Γεώργιος
Discipline
Natural SciencesMathematics
Natural SciencesBiological Sciences
Natural SciencesOther Natural Sciences
Social SciencesEconomics and Business
Keywords
Complex dynamical systems; Population dynamics; Infectious diseases; Sunspot numbers; Solar - agricultural connection; Predator-prey; Chaotic dynamics; Solar activity; Population outbreaks; Prey refuge
Country
Greece
Language
English
Description
204 σ., im., tbls., fig., ch.
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