Computational and mathematical modelling of plant species interactions in a harsh climate
| dc.contributor.advisor | Lumb, Patricia M. | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Potter, Jacqueline | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Ford, Neville J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ekaka-A, Enu-Obari N. | * |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-12-17T13:51:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-12-17T13:51:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-07 | |
| dc.identifier | uk.bl.ethos.526881 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ford, N. J., Lumb, P. M., & Ekaka-A, E. (2010). Mathematical modelling of plant species interactions in a harsh climate. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 234 (9), 2732-2744 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10034/118016 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis will consider the following assumptions which are based on a few insights about the artic climate: (1)the artic climate can be characterised by a growing season called summer and a dormat season called winter (2)in the summer season growing conditions are reasonably favourable and species are more likely to compete for plentiful resources (3)in the winter season there would be no further growth and the plant populations would instead by subjected to fierce weather events such as storms which is more likely to lead to the destruction of some or all of the biomass. Under these assumptions, is it possible to find those change in the environment that might cause mutualism (see section 1.9.2) from competition (see section 1.9.1) to change? The primary aim of this thesis to to provide a prototype simulation of growth of two plant species in the artic that: (1)take account of different models for summer and winter seasons (2)permits the effects of changing climate to be seen on each type of plant species interaction. | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Liverpool (University of Chester) | en |
| dc.subject | computational and mathematical modelling | en |
| dc.title | Computational and mathematical modelling of plant species interactions in a harsh climate | en |
| dc.type | Thesis or dissertation | en |
| dc.type.qualificationname | PhD | en |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Doctoral | en |
| html.description.abstract | This thesis will consider the following assumptions which are based on a few insights about the artic climate: (1)the artic climate can be characterised by a growing season called summer and a dormat season called winter (2)in the summer season growing conditions are reasonably favourable and species are more likely to compete for plentiful resources (3)in the winter season there would be no further growth and the plant populations would instead by subjected to fierce weather events such as storms which is more likely to lead to the destruction of some or all of the biomass. Under these assumptions, is it possible to find those change in the environment that might cause mutualism (see section 1.9.2) from competition (see section 1.9.1) to change? The primary aim of this thesis to to provide a prototype simulation of growth of two plant species in the artic that: (1)take account of different models for summer and winter seasons (2)permits the effects of changing climate to be seen on each type of plant species interaction. | |
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