A reaction-advection-diffusion model in spatial ecology: theoretical and computational analysis

In a confined heterogeneous habitat with two species interacting for common resources, the research analyzes a reaction-advection-diffusion type dispersal model with homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions for generalized growth functions. Both species follow the same symmetric growths law, but their dispersal strategies and advection rates are different. The following pattern is used to consider the competition strategy: in a bounded heterogeneous habitat, the first population disperses according to its resource functions, whereas the second population disperses according to its carrying capacity. We investigate the model in two scenarios: when carrying capacity and resource functions are non-proportional, competitive exclusion occurs, and one species drives theother to extinction in the long run for various similar and unequal carrying capacities of competing species. However, coexistence is achievable for different resource distribution consumption if the resource distribution and the carrying capacity phase of the second species are non-constant and similar. A series of numerical computations are used to demonstrate the model’s efficacy in oneand two-dimensional instances, which is particularly significant for environmental consideration.