Spatial moments are a way of describing the spatial distribution of a population that accounts for correlations between individual locations, e.g. whether individuals tend to occur together in clusters or tend to be spaced apart at regular intervals. Classical models based on average population density cannot distinguish between these and other cases, but they can crucially affect population dynamics. This project will use spatial moment dynamics to model an invasive population and investigate the two-way interplay between spatial structure and macroscopic outcomes such as population size and invasion speed. These models use a combination of individual-based stochastic models and an integro-partial differential equation for the second spatial moment coupled with an appropriate moment closure approximation.

Does the project come with funding

No

Final date for receiving applications

Ongoing

Keywords

Applied mathematical modelling