Exploitative competition in a chemostat for two complementary, and possibly inhibitory, resources
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instance of: scholarly article
title: Exploitative competition in a chemostat for two complementary, and possibly inhibitory, resources
zbMATH Open document ID: 0609.92035
DOI: 10.1016/0025-5564(87)90002-2
published in: Mathematical Biosciences
publication date: 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: The following model of two populations \((x_ i)\) of microorganisms competing for two complementary resources is considered: \[ S'(t)=[S^ 0-S(t)]D-\sum^{2}_{i=1}x_ i(t)f_ i(S(t),R(t))/y_{Si}, \] \[ R'(t)=[R^ 0-R(t)]D-\sum^{2}_{i=1}x_ i(t)f_ i(S(t),R(t))/y_{Ri}, \] \[ x_ i'(t)=x_ i(t)[-D+f_ i(S(t),R(t))], \] \[ S(0)=S_ 0\geq 0,\quad R(0)=R_ 0\geq 0,\quad x_ i(0)=x_{i0}>0,\quad i=1,2, \] where S and R denote the resources, and \[ f_ i(S,R):=\min (p_ i(S),q_ i(R)),\quad i=1,2. \] Generalizing the results by \textit{S. Hsu, K.-S. Cheng} and \textit{S. P. Hubbell}, SIAM J. Appl. Math. 41, 422-444 (1981; Zbl 0498.92014), it turned out that the form of the functions is irrelevant, only general regularity assumptions and meaningful qualitative assumptions are needed to obtain qualitatively the same results. An alternative method is also developed that makes it possible to generalize further the results for more general consumption- and conversion functions. A graphical method is also presented to characterize the set of critical points. It is shown that given monotonous kinetics the model permits regular dynamics in the sense that all solutions tend to equilibria. When at least one of the competitors is inhibited by high concentrations of the substrate then stable periodic solutions may appear. In this case it may also happen that coexistence is possible and neither competitor can survive in the absence of its rival.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 92D40
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 34C25
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 92Cxx
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 34C05
zbMATH DE Number: 3987113
zbMATH Keywords: exploitative competition
zbMATH Keywords: chemostat
zbMATH Keywords: populations of microorganisms
zbMATH Keywords: monotone increasing uptake functions
zbMATH Keywords: complementary resources
zbMATH Keywords: critical points
zbMATH Keywords: equilibria
zbMATH Keywords: stable periodic solutions
zbMATH Keywords: coexistence
author: Geoffrey Butler
author: Gail S. K. Wolkowicz
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: 0025-5564(87)90002-2
OpenAlex ID: W2069653542
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