Multiple extinction routes in stochastic population models

Abstract

Isolated populations ultimately go extinct because of the intrinsic noise of elementary processes. In multi-population systems extinction of a population may occur via more than one route. We investigate this generic situation in a simple predator-prey (or infected-susceptible) model. The predator and prey populations may coexist for a long time but ultimately both go extinct. In the first extinction route the predators go extinct first, whereas the prey thrive for a long time and then also go extinct. In the second route the prey go extinct first causing a rapid extinction of the predators. Assuming large sub-population sizes in the coexistence state, we compare the probabilities of each of the two extinction routes and predict the most likely path of the sub-populations to extinction. We also suggest an effective three-state master equation for the probabilities to observe the coexistence state, the predator-free state and the empty state.

10 pages, 8 figures

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