Sangam: A Confluence of Knowledge Streams

Localised vs. Centralised Management Of Spatially Distributed Populations

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dc.contributor Townley, Stuart
dc.contributor Mueller, Markus
dc.creator Alrashedi, Y
dc.date 2023-01-30T08:46:51Z
dc.date 2023-01-30
dc.date 2023-01-26T22:16:36Z
dc.date 2023-01-30T08:46:51Z
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-23T12:19:42Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-23T12:19:42Z
dc.identifier ORCID: 0000-0002-1667-9586 (Alrashedi, Yasser)
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10871/132362
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/258778
dc.description We consider management strategies for spatially distributed natural populations. The thesis considers two types of dynamical systems modelling approaches:  rstly, population projection matrix models for spatially distributed meta-populations, and secondly, integral projection models. The  rst approach combines localised observation and adaptive control strategies with information sharing to manage the dynamics of meta-populations e ectively. We consider meta-populations of N 2 N locally distinct equivalent stage-structured populations that are coupled via dispersal of one or more stages. Dispersal is modelled through a directed graph on the set of N nodes. This directional dispersal allows for wind-born dispersal, e.g. of seed stages, or nearest neighbour dispersal of stages able to disperse between di erent locations. Information sharing is captured by a second directed graph on the set of N nodes. This directional information sharing allows modelling of communication between the nodes, e.g., farmers sharing pesticide application strategies via a preferential attachment network. The novelty lies in the use of information sharing between managers of neighbouring populations, which acts to anticipate potential outbreaks. We explore situations when information sharing is and is not matched with dispersal. Information sharing improves the outcomes in that the size and extent of a pest outbreak and the amount of pesticide sprayed is reduced. Second, integral projection models (IPMs) can be used as models for spatio-temporal processes. Here we borrow ideas from Kot et al. [1], who use IPMs to model spatially distributed biological invasions. The speed of the biological invasion is a key property which may act as a proxy for the damage caused by the pest. The speed of invasion, or invasive wave speed, in the IPM depends on the form of the IPM kernel, for example, Gaussian or exponential distributions. These kernels depend on parameters which control the per-time-step spread of the pest. Parameters yielding narrower kernels lead to slower speed of spread. Now suppose we want to reduce the speed of spread (aka damage) to some below some pre-determined threshold. Assuming that increasing volume of pesticide narrows the kernel, we propose an adaptive algorithm which drives the speed to below the set threshold using an estimate of current speed. We apply our results to the control of invasion speed in D.pseudoobscura.
dc.publisher University of Exeter
dc.publisher Mathematics Department
dc.rights 2024-05-30
dc.rights I have submitted 2 articles and waiting for the acceptance.
dc.rights http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
dc.subject Adaptive control
dc.subject Localised and centralised control
dc.subject Population projection matrix models
dc.subject Observation of populations
dc.subject Meta-populations
dc.subject Integral projection models
dc.subject Gaussian and exponential kernels
dc.subject Wave Speed
dc.title Localised vs. Centralised Management Of Spatially Distributed Populations
dc.type Thesis or dissertation
dc.type Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
dc.type Doctoral
dc.type Doctoral Thesis


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