International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering
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Farzana Nasrina,1 and Sarker Md. Sohel Ranab

a Institute of Natural Sciences, United International University, Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh
b Department of Mathematics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh


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ABSTRACT


In this paper, we consider a model describing predator prey interaction in a chemostat that incorporates general response functions and identical removal rates. The existence of steady states, their local stability and persistence of the model are presented. We construct a Lyapunov function in the study of the global stability of a predator free steady state. We show that a slight fluctuation in the maximal growth rates of prey and/or predator devastate the form of conservation principle. Numerical simulations are also presented to analyze the model equations and determine the effect of the operating parameters of the chemostat on its dynamics.


Keywords: Chemostat; food web; predator; prey; stability.


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ARTICLE INFORMATION




Accepted: 2011-11-18
Available Online: 2011-12-01


Cite this article:

Nasrin, F., Rana, S.M.S. 2011. Three species food web in a chemostat. International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering, 9, 301–313. https://doi.org/10.6703/IJASE.2011.9(4).301