Intrinsic nonlinear dynamics drive single-species systems.

ABSTRACT: The importance of oscillations and deterministic chaos in natural biological systems has been discussed for several decades and was originally based on discrete-time population growth models (May 1974). Recently, all types of nonlinear dynamics were shown for experimental communities where several species interact. Yet, there are no data exhibiting the whole range of nonlinear dynamics for single-species systems without trophic interactions. Up until now, ecological experiments and models ignored the intracellular dimension, which includes multiple nonlinear processes even within one cell type. Here, we show that dynamics of single-species systems of protists in continuous experimental chemostat systems and corresponding continuous-time models reveal typical characteristics of nonlinear dy

SUBMITTER: Werner J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9636902 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature