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Noise-Induced Versus Intrinsic Oscillation in Ecological Systems
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  • Shadisadat Esmaeili,
  • Alan Hastings,
  • Karen Abbott,
  • Jonathan Machta,
  • Vahini Reddy Nareddy
Shadisadat Esmaeili
UC Davis

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Alan Hastings
UC Davis
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Karen Abbott
Case Western Reserve University
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Jonathan Machta
UMass Amherst
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Vahini Reddy Nareddy
UMass Amherst
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Abstract

Studies of populations oscillating through time have a long history in ecology as these dynamics can help provide insights into the causes of population regulation. A particularly difficult challenge is determining the relative role of deterministic versus stochastic forces in producing this oscillatory behavior. Another classic ecological study area is the study of spatial synchrony which also has helped unravel underlying population dynamic principles. One possible approach to understanding the causes of population cycles is based on the idea that a focus on spatiotemporal behavior, oscillations in coupled populations, can provide much further insight into the relative role of deterministic versus stochastic forces. Using ideas based on concepts from statistical physics, we develop results showing that in a system with coupling between adjacent populations, a study of spatial synchrony provides much information about the underlying causes of oscillations. Novel, to ecology, measures of spatial synchrony are a key step.
26 Jul 2021Submitted to Ecology Letters
27 Jul 2021Submission Checks Completed
27 Jul 2021Assigned to Editor
28 Jul 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
27 Aug 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
31 Aug 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Major
18 Oct 20211st Revision Received
19 Oct 2021Submission Checks Completed
19 Oct 2021Assigned to Editor
20 Oct 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
14 Nov 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
16 Nov 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
01 Dec 20212nd Revision Received
02 Dec 2021Submission Checks Completed
02 Dec 2021Assigned to Editor
02 Dec 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
03 Dec 2021Editorial Decision: Accept
Apr 2022Published in Ecology Letters volume 25 issue 4 on pages 814-827. 10.1111/ele.13956