title: Paradox of simple limiter control.
abstract: Chaos control by simple limiters is an easy-to-implement and effective method of stabilizing irregular fluctuations. Here we show that applying limiter control to a state variable can significantly shift its mean value. In many situations, this is a countereffective as well as unexpected result, when the aim of control is also to restrict the dynamics. We discuss this effect on the basis of a model of population dynamics and conclude that it can have severe implications for the management of pest species and epidemic spread.
authors.affiliation: Gulbenkian Institute of Science, Apartado 14, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal. fhilker@uos.de
authors.forename: Frank M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Hilker
authors.forename: Frank H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Westerhoff
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001683:Biological Clocks / Q000502:physiology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005246:Feedback / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D015233:Models, Statistical; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics