A model for voles interference in cultivated orchards

Math Biosci. 2023 Nov 7;366:109107. doi: 10.1016/j.mbs.2023.109107. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe consider a dynamical system involving seven populations to model the presence of voles in a cultivated orchard. The plant population is stratified by age (three groups) and by health status (being damaged or not). The last equation models the voles with a modified logistic equation with Allee effect, where the modification takes into account the disturbance provided by the human activity on the orchard. Both an analytical investigation and numerical simulations on a case study are presented. The latter support the observed differences in the literature, in terms of number of voles, between cultivated and uncultivated fields.PMID:37944796 | DOI:10.1016/j.mbs.2023.109107

Source: Mathematical Biosciences - November 9, 2023 Category: Statistics Authors: Alberto Viscardi Sandro Bertolino Ezio Venturino Source Type: research