Harvesting as a disease control measure in an eco-epidemiological system - a theoretical study

Bairagi, N. ; Chaudhuri, S. ; Chattopadhyay, J. (2009) Harvesting as a disease control measure in an eco-epidemiological system - a theoretical study Mathematical Biosciences, 217 (2). pp. 134-144. ISSN 0025-5564

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Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mbs.2008.11.002

Abstract

Epidemiology and ecology are traditionally treated as independent research areas, but there are many commonalities between these two fields. It is frequently observed in nature that the former has an encroachment into the later and changes the system dynamics significantly. In population ecology, in particular, the predator-prey interaction in presence of parasites can produce more complex dynamics including switching of stability, extinction and oscillations. On the other hand, harvesting practices may play a crucial role in a host-parasite system. Reasonable harvesting can remove a parasite, in principle, from their host. In this paper, we study theoretically the role of harvesting in a predator-prey-parasite system. Our study shows that, using impulsive harvesting effort as control parameter, it is not only possible to control the cyclic behavior of the system populations leading to the persistence of all species, but other desired stable equilibrium including disease-free can also be obtained.

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Keywords:Susceptible Prey; Infected Prey; Predator; Local Stability; Harvesting; Maximum Sustainable Yield
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