Persistence, chaos and synchrony in ecology and epidemiology

The decline of species in natural habitats concerns ecologists, who view extinction as a danger and conservation of biological diversity as a goal. In contrast, the proliferation of 'undesirable' species is the principal concern of epidemiologists, who view persistence as a problem and era...

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Published inProceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Vol. 265; no. 1390; pp. 7 - 10
Main Authors Earn, David J. D., Rohani, Pejman, Grenfell, Bryan T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England The Royal Society 07.01.1998
Subjects
Animals
Biological Control
Biological Evolution
Chaos theory
Conservation
Conservation biology
Disease models
Dispersal
Ecology
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Eradication
Extinction
Measles
Metapopulation
Metapopulation ecology
Nonlinear Dynamics
Population Dynamics
Population ecology
Species extinction
Vaccination
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Summary:The decline of species in natural habitats concerns ecologists, who view extinction as a danger and conservation of biological diversity as a goal. In contrast, the proliferation of 'undesirable' species is the principal concern of epidemiologists, who view persistence as a problem and eradication as an achievement. While ecologists and epidemiologists have essentially opposite goals, the mathematical structure of the population dynamics that they study is very similar. We briefly review the similarities and differences between these two fields, emphasizing recent work in both areas on the effects of spatial synchrony and dynamical chaos. We hope to stimulate further cross-fertilization of ideas between the disciplines.
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ISSN:0962-8452
1471-2954
DOI:10.1098/rspb.1998.0256