A singular stochastic control model for sustainable population management of the fish-eating waterfowl Phalacrocorax carbo
A singular stochastic control model for sustainable population management of the fish-eating waterfowl Phalacrocorax carbo
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食鱼水禽 Phalacrocorax carbo 可持续种群管理的奇异随机控制模型
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.04.099
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发表时间:
2018
影响因子:
8.7
通讯作者:
Fujihara Masayuki
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作者:
Yaegashi Y;Yoshioka H;Unami K;Fujihara Masayuki
Using a tractable singular stochastic control model, this study seeks a sustainable population management policy for the fish-eating waterfowlPhalacrocorax carbo(Great Cormorant), a major predator of riverine fish in Japan. The bird population dynamics around a habitat lake are described by a stochastic differential equation with a singular control variable representing human interventions to suppress the predation. The optimal population management policy maximizes a performance index that covers the cost of countermeasures, the loss of riverine fish, and the ecosystem services provided by the bird. The dynamic programming principle obtains an exactly-solvable variational inequality that governs a sustainable, threshold-type optimal management policy. In this policy, countermeasures are taken when the population reaches a certain level. The model is applied to management ofP. carbopopulation around Lake Biwa, Japan, where predation of riverine fish is the most severe in the country. The current management policy around the lake is analyzed and verified in the context of the proposed model, focusing on the population-control threshold and the average population reduction per unit time.