Emergence of Strange Spatial Pattern in a Spatial Epidemic Model

Pattern formation of a spatial epidemic model with nonlinear incidence rate hI^2 S/（1 ＋ αI^2） is investigated. Our results show that strange spatial dynamics, i.e., filament-like pattern, can be obtained by both mathematical analysis and numerical simulation, which are different from the previous results in the spatial epidemic model such as stripe-like or spotted or coexistence of both pattern and so on. The obtained results well extend the finding of pattern formation in the epidemic model and may well explain the distribution of the infected of some epidemic.     

Pattern formation induced by cross-diffusion in a predator--prey system

This paper considers the Holling-Tanner model for predator-prey with self and cross-diffusion. From the Turing theory, it is believed that there is no Turing pattern formation for the equal self-diffusion coefficients. However, combined with cross-diffusion, it shows that the system will exhibit spotted pattern by both mathematical analysis and numerical simulations. Furthermore, asynchrony of the predator and the prey in the space. The obtained results show that cross-diffusion plays an important role on the pattern formation of the predator-prey system.     

Spatial Pattern of an Epidemic Model with Cross-diffusion

Pattern formation of a spatial epidemic model with both self- and cross-diffusion is investigated. From the Turing theory, it is well known that Turing pattern formation cannot occur for the equal self-diffusion coefficients. However, combined with cross-diffusion, the system will show emergence of isolated groups, i.e., stripe-like or spotted or coexistence of both, which we show by both mathematical analysis and numerical simulations. Our study shows that the interaction of self- and cross-diffusion can be considered as an important mechanism for the appearance of complex spatiotemporal dynamics in epidemic models.     

Emergence of spatiotemporal chaos arising from far-field breakup of spiral waves in the plankton ecological systems

It has been reported that the minimal spatially extended phytoplankton--zooplankton system exhibits both temporal regular/chaotic behaviour, and spatiotemporal chaos in a patchy environment. As a further investigation by means of computer simulations and theoretical analysis, in this paper we observe that the spiral waves may exist and the spatiotemporal chaos emerge when the parameters are within the mixed Turing--Hopf bifurcation region, which arises from the far-field breakup of the spiral waves over a large range of diffusion coefficients of phytoplankton and zooplankton. Moreover, the spatiotemporal chaos arising from the far-field breakup of spiral waves does not gradually invade the whole space of that region. Our results are confirmed by nonlinear bifurcation of wave trains. We also discuss ecological implications of these spatially structured patterns.     

种内竞争时滞对植被周期振荡模式的影响研究

考虑到干旱、半干旱地区的幼年植被与成年植被之间存在竞争水资源的现象,该文构建一个具有种内竞争时滞的植被-土壤水动力学模型。分析出系统存在植被灭绝平衡点和植被生存平衡点,并给出了平衡点局部稳定的条件,分别给出非空间系统和空间系统产生Hopf分支周期解的条件。通过数值模拟展示出两种系统对应的植被随时间演化做周期振荡模式,并通过参数敏感性分析发现降雨量和植被的增长率对这种模式的产生和模式的振幅、周期有显著影响,但蒸发量的影响效果最不显著,表明降雨量和植被本身的特征对干旱、半干旱地区植被的演化发展产生了深刻的影响。同时发现空间扩散的引入会抑制这种模式的发生,但对振幅和周期没有任何影响。所获得的结果解释了自然界中广泛观察到的植被周期振荡现象,为植被系统的可持续发展提供了理论支撑。