Mathematical model of livestock and wildlife: Predation and competition under environmental disturbances
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We analyze a mathematical model of a simple trophic web with two herbivores and one predator. The studied scenarios represent a common practice in the steppes of Argentine Patagonia, where livestock are raised in a semi-wild state, either on the open range or enclosed, coexisting with competitors and predators. We perform numerical simulations of metapopulations assemblages of the system, which allow to incorporate the effects of habitat heterogeneity and destruction. We find that the model provides a good theoretical framework in several situations, including the control of the wild populations that the ranchers exert to different extent.
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