Abstract
The characteristic return time for a population model measures the time required for the system to return to equilibrium if perturbed. We show that for a one-dimensional model with a time lag an increase in the harvest rate (for constant-yield harvesting) or the harvest effort (for constant-effort harvesting) may produce a decrease in the characteristic return time. This depends on the nature of the model and the size of the time lag, and may give a means of testing the validity of models experimentally.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 295-311 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Mathematical Biosciences |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1979 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistics and Probability
- Modeling and Simulation
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Immunology and Microbiology(all)
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Applied Mathematics