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Effects of seasonal perturbations on a model plankton community

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The dynamic behaviour of a model plankton community is described by solutions of a generalized predator‐prey model. The qualitative changes due to variations of parameters are considered and the existence of multistability and catastrophic behaviour is noted. Local and global bifurcations of the system are displayed. A seasonal variation of a parameter is introduced and the resulting dynamics are considered, such as quasiperiodic solutions or chaotic attractors.

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  1. Institute of Hydrophysics, GKSS Research Centre, Max‐Planck‐Straße, D‐21502, Geesthacht, Germany

    Eckart Steffen

  2. Institute of Environmental Systems Research, University of Osnabrück, Artilleriestraße 34, D‐49069, Osnabrück, Germany

    Horst Malchow

  3. Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142292, Russia

    Alexander B. Medvinsky

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Steffen, E., Malchow, H. & Medvinsky, A.B. Effects of seasonal perturbations on a model plankton community. Environmental Modeling & Assessment 2, 43–48 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019096924487

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