Understanding the role of neutral species by means of high-order interaction in the rock-paper-scissors dynamics

Lu, Yikang ; Wang, Xiaoyue ; Du, Chunpeng ; Wang, Yanan ; Geng, Yini ; Shi, Lei ; Park, Junpyo

Resumen: The existence of neutral species carries profound ecological implications that warrant further investigation. In this paper, we study the impact of neutral species on biodiversity in a spatial tritrophic system of cyclic competition, in which the neutral species are identified as the fourth species that may affect the competition process of the other three species under the rock-paper-scissors (RPS) rule. Extensive simulations showed that neutral species can promote coexistence in a high mobility regime within the system. When coexistence occurs, we found that the state can be maintained by two mechanisms: Species can either (i) adhere to traditional RPS rule or (ii) form patches to resist invasion. Our findings might aid in understanding the impact of neutral species on biodiversity in ecosystems

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.109.014313

Año: 2024

Publicado en: Physical Review E 109, 1 (2024), 11 pp
ISSN: 2470-0045

Factor impacto JCR: 2.4 (2024)

Categ. JCR: PHYSICS, MATHEMATICAL rank: 13 / 61 = 0.213 (2024) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: PHYSICS, FLUIDS & PLASMAS rank: 17 / 41 = 0.415 (2024) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 4.2 - Statistics and Probability (Q1) - Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (Q2) - Condensed Matter Physics (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.705 - Condensed Matter Physics (Q2) - Statistics and Probability (Q2) - Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (Q2)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)