Advances in Mathematical Ecology and Epidemiology: MPDEE 2022 and Beyond
A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "Mathematical Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 3756
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Interests: mathematical ecology; climate change; mass extinctions; nonlinear dynamics
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Dear Colleagues,
Humankind and life on Earth more generally are presently facing unprecedented challenges. Habitat fragmentation and biological invasions, exacerbated by the global climate change, have resulted in elevated species extinction rates coupled with an accelerated loss of biodiversity and new threats posed by alien exotic species invasions. This has a variety of adverse impacts, in particular on agri-ecosystems and agriculture more broadly. The spread of insects from the tropical areas carrying viruses causing outbreaks of new or rare diseases poses another threat. Efficient, sustainable solutions to these problems can only be found though a rigorous scientific approach. There is an urgent need for ground-breaking ideas and better understanding in life sciences, ecology and environmental science. Direct communication and exchange of ideas between experts in relevant research fields is one way to facilitate this.
An interdisciplinary forum where knowledge from these different fields can be exchanged would be a first step on the way to addressing these problems hovering over humanity. For instance, precision agriculture requires tools that go beyond the purely biological/ecological settings and mathematical modeling, being widely recognized as a powerful research approach to problems arising in natural sciences, would provide such an instrument.
The recent international conference MPDEE 2022 (Torino, Italy, June 13-17, 2022) contributes to this debate by bringing together leading researchers in theoretical and mathematical ecology, digital agriculture, evolutionary ecology, mathematical epidemiology and related fields. This Special Issue is designed to reflect the main content of the conference by publishing contributions from several key MPDEE 2022 participants. However, it is expected to bring it well beyond the scope of the conference. Being intended to partially play the role of the conference proceedings, it is open to all interested authors. We especially welcome contributions on the following topics:
- models of population dynamics and ecological complexity;
- evolutionary and collective dynamics;
- biological control of invasive pests;
- models for precision agriculture;
- mathematical epidemiology and ecoepidemiology;
- climate changes, habitat fragmentation and pattern formation.
The above list is by no means exclusive and contributions on other relevant topics will also be considered. Both analytical studies and simulations-based studies are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Sergei Petrovskii
Prof. Dr. Ezio Venturino
Guest Editors
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