Integral control for population management

Guiver, Chris; Logemann, Hartmut; Rebarber, Richard; Bill, Adam; Tenhumberg, Brigitte; Hodgson, David; Townley, Stuart

Abstract

We present a novel management methodology for restocking a declining population. The strategy uses integral control, a concept ubiquitous in control theory which has not been applied to population dynamics. Integral control is based on dynamic feedback-using measurements of the population to inform management strategies and is robust to model uncertainty, an important consideration for ecological models. We demonstrate from first principles why such an approach to population management is suitable via theory and examples.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 16, 2014
• Online Publication Date: May 5, 2014
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Deposit Date: Jul 23, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 24, 2020
• Journal: Journal of Mathematical Biology
• Print ISSN: 0303-6812
• Publisher: BMC
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 70
• Pages: 1015-1063
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-014-0789-4
• Keywords: Integral control, PI control, Population ecology, Conservation, Management
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2677350