title: The gradostat: A model of competition along a nutrient gradient.
abstract: The general mathematical theory of the gradostat is presented for two competitors. The gradostat provides a mechanism for studying competition along a nutrient gradient. In the two vessel case, the results are complete and the conditions are testable. In then-vessel case, the relevant conditions are stated in terms of the stability modulii of certain matrices and are testable for any specific case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Arizona State University, 85287-1804, Tempe, Arizona.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Waltman