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| author | Nguyen, Tung D. Shuai, Zhisheng Tang, Tingting Veprauskas, Amy Wu, Yixiang Zhou, Ying |
| author_facet | Nguyen, Tung D. Shuai, Zhisheng Tang, Tingting Veprauskas, Amy Wu, Yixiang Zhou, Ying |
| contents | In this study, we develop a metapopulation model framework to identify optimal harvesting strategies for a population in a stream network. We consider two distinct optimization objectives: maximization of total biomass and maximization of total yield, under the constraint of a fixed total harvesting effort. We examine in detail the special case of a two-patch network and fully characterize the optimal strategies for each objective. We show that when the population growth rate exceeds a critical threshold, a single harvesting strategy can simultaneously maximize both objectives. For general $n$-patch networks with homogeneous growth rates across patches, we focus on the regime of large growth rates and demonstrate that the optimal harvesting strategy selects patches according to their intraspecific competition rates and an effective net flow metric determined by network connectivity parameters. |
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| publishDate | 2026 |
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| spellingShingle | Optimal Harvesting in Stream Networks: Maximizing Biomass and Yield Nguyen, Tung D. Shuai, Zhisheng Tang, Tingting Veprauskas, Amy Wu, Yixiang Zhou, Ying Dynamical Systems Populations and Evolution 92D45, 92D40 In this study, we develop a metapopulation model framework to identify optimal harvesting strategies for a population in a stream network. We consider two distinct optimization objectives: maximization of total biomass and maximization of total yield, under the constraint of a fixed total harvesting effort. We examine in detail the special case of a two-patch network and fully characterize the optimal strategies for each objective. We show that when the population growth rate exceeds a critical threshold, a single harvesting strategy can simultaneously maximize both objectives. For general $n$-patch networks with homogeneous growth rates across patches, we focus on the regime of large growth rates and demonstrate that the optimal harvesting strategy selects patches according to their intraspecific competition rates and an effective net flow metric determined by network connectivity parameters. |
| title | Optimal Harvesting in Stream Networks: Maximizing Biomass and Yield |
| topic | Dynamical Systems Populations and Evolution 92D45, 92D40 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.05071 |