| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 838953 | Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications | 2009 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The effect of seasonality and periodicity on plankton dynamics is investigated. Periodic variations are added to two different parameters of the plankton ecosystem: the growth rate of phytoplankton and the death rate of the zooplankton. The dynamic behaviors of the system is simulated numerically. A variety of complex population dynamics including chaos, quasi-periodicity, and periodic resonance are obtained. Our result reinforces the conjecture that seasonality and periodicity are crucial to plankton dynamics.
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Authors
Meng Gao, Honghua Shi, Zizhen Li,