Dynamical Complexity of a Spatial Phytoplankton-Zooplankton Model with an Alternative Prey and Refuge Effect

Abstract EN

The spatiotemporal dynamics of a phytoplankton-zooplankton model with an alternative prey and refuge effect is investigated mathematically and numerically.

The stability of the equilibrium point and the traveling wave solution of the phytoplankton-zooplankton model are described based on theoretical mathematical work, which provides the basis of the numerical simulation.

The numerical analysis shows that refuges have a strong effect on the spatiotemporal dynamics of the model according to the pattern formation.

These results may help us to understand prey-predator interactions in water ecosystems.

They are also relevant to research into phytoplankton-zooplankton ecosystems.