Persistence of solutions in a nonlocal predator-prey system with a shifting habitat

In this paper, we mainly study the propagation properties of a nonlocal dispersal predator-prey system in a shifting environment. It is known that Choi et al. [J. Differ. Equ. 302 (2021), pp. 807-853] studied the persistence or extinction of the prey and the predator separately in various moving frames. In particular, they achieved a complete picture in the local diffusion case. However, the question of the persistence of the prey and the predator in some intermediate moving frames in the nonlocal diffusion case is left open in Choi et al.'s paper. By using some prior estimates, the Arzela-Ascoli theorem and a diagonal extraction process, we can extend and improve the main results of Choi et al. to achieve a complete picture in the nonlocal diffusion case

Can a population survive in a shifting environment using non-local dispersion

In this article, we analyse the non-local model : $\partial$ t U (t, x) = J $\star$ U (t, x) -- U (t, x) + f (x -- ct, U (t, x)) for t > 0, and x $\in$ R, where J is a positive continuous dispersal kernel and f (x, s) is a heterogeneous KPP type non-linearity describing the growth rate of the population. The ecological niche of the population is assumed to be bounded (i.e. outside a compact set, the environment is assumed to be lethal for the population) and shifted through time at a constant speed c. For compactly supported dispersal kernels J, assuming that for c = 0 the population survive, we prove that there exists a critical speeds c * ,$\pm$ and c * * ,$\pm$ such that for all --c * ,-- < c < c * ,+ then the population will survive and will perish when c $\ge$ c * * ,+ or c $\le$ --c * * ,--. To derive this results we first obtain an optimal persistence criteria depending of the speed c for non local problem with a drift term. Namely, we prove that for a positive speed c the population persists if and only if the generalized principal eigenvalue $\lambda$ p of the linear problem cD x [$\Phi$] + J $\star$ $\Phi$ -- $\Phi$ + $\partial$ s f (x, 0)$\Phi$ + $\lambda$ p $\Phi$ = 0 in R, is negative. $\lambda$ p is a spectral quantity that we defined in the spirit of the generalized first eigenvalue of an elliptic operator. The speeds c * ,$\pm$ and c * * ,pm are then obtained through a fine analysis of the properties of $\lambda$ p with respect to c. In particular, we establish its continuity with respect to the speed c. In addition, for any continuous bounded non-negative initial data, we establish the long time behaviour of the solution U (t, x)

The spatio-temporal dynamics of neutral genetic diversity

International audienceThe notions of pulled and pushed solutions of reaction-dispersal equations introduced by Garnier et al. (2012) and Roques et al. (2012) are based on a decomposition of the solutions into several components. In the framework of population dynamics, this decomposition is related to the spatio-temporal evolution of the genetic structure of a population. The pulled solutions describe a rapid erosion of neutral genetic diversity, while the pushed solutions are associated with a maintenance of diversity. This paper is a survey of the most recent applications of these notions to several standard models of population dynamics, including reaction-diffusion equations and systems and integro-differential equations. We describe several counterintuitive results, where unfavorable factors for the persistence and spreading of a population tend to promote diversity in this population. In particular, we show that the Allee effect, the existence of a competitor species, as well as the presence of climate constraints are factors which can promote diversity during a colonization. We also show that long distance dispersal events lead to a higher diversity, whereas the existence of a nonreproductive juvenile stage does not affect the neutral diversity in a range-expanding population

Propagation and reaction–diffusion models with free boundaries

In this short survey, we describe some recent developments on the modeling of propagation by reaction-differential equations with free boundaries, which involve local as well as nonlocal diffusion. After the pioneering works of Fisher, Kolmogorov–Petrovski–Piskunov (KPP) and Skellam, the use of reaction–diffusion equations to model propagation and spreading speed has been widely accepted, with remarkable progresses achieved in several directions, notably on propagation in heterogeneous media, models for interacting species including epidemic spreading, and propagation in shifting environment caused by climate change, to mention but a few. Such models involving a free boundary to represent the spreading front have been studied only recently, but fast progress has been made. Here, we will concentrate on these free boundary models, starting with those where spatial dispersal is represented by local diffusion. These include the Fisher–KPP model with free boundary and related problems, where both the one space dimension and high space dimension cases will be examined; they also include some two species population models with free boundaries, where we will show how the long-time dynamics of some competition models can be fully determined. We then consider the nonlocal Fisher–KPP model with free boundary, where the diffusion operator Δu is replaced by a nonlocal one involving a kernel function. We will show how a new phenomenon, known as accelerated spreading, can happen to such a model. After that, we will look at some epidemic models with nonlocal diffusion and free boundaries, and show how the long-time dynamics can be rather fully described. Some remarks and comments are made at the end of each section, where related problems and open questions will be briefly discussed