title: Synchronism in a metapopulation model.
abstract: We consider a spatially explicit meta-population model with interaction among the two nearest neighbors to relate, with a simple mathematical expression, chaos in the local, uncoupled, populations, the degree of interaction among patches, size of the meta-population, and the stability of the synchronized attractor. Since synchronism is strongly correlated with extinction, our results can provide useful information on factors leading to population extinction.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre-RS, Brasil. jaqx@mat.ufrgs.br
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: De Castro
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Justo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D005843:Geography; D016015:Logistic Models; D008954:Models, Biological; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D011157:Population Dynamics