[BOOK][B] Optimal control applied to biological models

S Lenhart, JT Workman - 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
From economics and business to the biological sciences to physics and engineering,
professionals successfully use the powerful mathematical tool of optimal control to make …

Diffusion-induced instability and pattern formation in infinite horizon recursive optimal control

W Brock, A Xepapadeas - Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper develops local stability analysis for deterministic optimal control theory for
recursive infinite horizon intertemporal optimization problems where there is a continuum of …

Optimal control of a competitive system with age-structure

KR Fister, S Lenhart - Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 2004 - Elsevier
We investigate optimal control of a first order partial differential equation (PDE) system
representing a competitive population model with age structure. The controls are the …

Optimal harvesting in an age-structured predator–prey model

KR Fister, S Lenhart - Applied Mathematics and Optimization, 2006 - Springer
We investigate optimal harvesting control in a predator–prey model in which the prey
population is represented by a first-order partial differential equation with age-structure and …

Optimal control of a nutrient-phytoplankton-zooplankton-fish system

MR Garvie, C Trenchea - SIAM journal on control and optimization, 2007 - SIAM
We consider the mathematical formulation, analysis, and numerical solution of an optimal
control problem for a nonlinear “nutrient-phytoplankton-zooplankton-fish” reaction-diffusion …

[BOOK][B] Spatial ecology

RS Cantrell, C Cosner, S Ruan - 2010 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Mathematical models and concepts have been important in ecology since its inception as a
discipline. However, symbiosis between the disciplines of mathematics and ecology on any …

[BOOK][B] Stabilization, optimal and robust control: Theory and Applications in Biological and Physical Sciences

A Belmiloudi - 2008 - books.google.com
Systems governed by nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs) arise in many spheres
of study. The stabilization and control of such systems, which are the focus of this book, are …

Optimal control of vaccination in an age-structured cholera model

KR Fister, H Gaff, S Lenhart, E Numfor… - … and statistical modeling …, 2016 - Springer
A cholera model with continuous age structure is given as a system of hyperbolic (first-order)
partial differential equations (PDEs) in combination with ordinary differential equations …

Optimal control of harvesting for age-dependent predator-prey system

C Zhao, M Wang, P Zhao - Mathematical and computer modelling, 2005 - Elsevier
In this paper, we consider the optimal harvesting problems for age-dependent predatorprey
system. The existence and uniqueness of solution for the system are proven using the …

Optimal fish harvesting for a population modeled by a nonlinear parabolic partial differential equation

MR Kelly Jr, Y **ng, S Lenhart - Natural Resource Modeling, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
As the human population continues to grow, there is a need for better management of our
natural resources in order for our planet to be able to produce enough to sustain us. One …