Jan Willeke

Sep 7, 2023 | link.aps.org | Tom Burkart |Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |Jan Willeke |Erwin Frey

Natural ecosystems, in particular on the microbial scale, are inhabited by a large number of species. The population size of each species is affected by interactions of individuals with each other and by spatial and temporal changes in environmental conditions, such as resource abundance. Here, we use a generic population dynamics model to study how, and under what conditions, a periodic temporal environmental variation can alter an ecosystem's composition and biodiversity.