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TESTING FOR STABILITY IN A PREDATOR–PREY SYSTEM
Author(s) -
Solow Andrew R.,
Sherman Kenneth
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[2624:tfsiap]2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - predator , predation , stability (learning theory) , logarithm , parametric statistics , ecology , nonlinear system , scale (ratio) , mathematics , statistics , biology , computer science , geography , machine learning , physics , mathematical analysis , cartography , quantum mechanics
This report describes a test for stability in a predator–prey system. The test is based on a parametric bootstrap applied under a model in which the predator–prey dynamics are log‐linear. The test is illustrated using two published data sets. Some simulation results are presented showing that the test performs reasonably well when the predator–prey dynamics are nonlinear at the logarithmic scale.