Prof. Sergei Petrovskii
Department of Mathematics, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
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View All Publications7 September 2018 in Science
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AHAlan Hastings
Alan HastingsKAKaren C. Abbott
Karen C. AbbottKCKim Cuddington
Kim CuddingtonTFTessa Francis
Tessa FrancisGGGabriel Gellner
Gabriel GellnerMZMary Lou Zeeman
Mary Lou Zeeman +4
Making sense of transient dynamics: Ecological systems can switch between alternative dynamic states. For example, the species composition of the community can change or nutrient dynamics can shift, even if there is little or no change in underlying environmental conditions. Such switches can be abrupt or more gradual, and a growing number of studies examine the transient dynamics between one state and another—particularly in the context of anthropogenic global change. Hastings et al. review current knowledge of transient dynamics, showing that hitherto idiosyncratic and individual patterns can be classified into a coherent framework, with important general lessons and directions for future study. Science , this issue p. eaat6412
1 January 2002 in SIAM Review
Journal Article
AMAlexander B. Medvinsky
Alexander B. Medvinsky
Sergei PetrovskiiITIrene A. Tikhonova
Irene A. TikhonovaHMHorst Malchow
Horst MalchowBLBai-Lian Li
Bai-Lian Li
Nonlinear dynamics and chaotic and complex systems constitute some of the most fascinating developments of late twentieth century mathematics and physics. The implications have changed our understanding of important phenomena in almost every field of science, including biology and ecology. This article investigates complexity and chaos in the spatiotemporal dynamics of aquatic ecosystems. The dynamics of these biological communities exhibit an interplay between processes acting on a scale from hundreds of meters to kilometers, controlled by biology, and processes acting on a scale from dozens to hundreds of kilometers, dominated by the heterogeneity of hydrophysical fields. We focus on how biological processes affect spatiotemporal pattern formation. Our results show that modeling by reaction-diffusion equations is an appropriate tool for investigating fundamental mechanisms of complex spatiotemporal plankton dynamics, fractal properties of planktivorous fish school movements, and their interrelationships.
1 December 2009 in Physics of Life Reviews
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VVV. Volpert
V. Volpert
Sergei Petrovskii1 March 2020 in Physics of Life Reviews
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AMAndrew Morozov
Andrew Morozov
KAKaren Abbott
Karen AbbottKCKim Cuddington
Kim Cuddington
TFTessa Francis
Tessa Francis
GGGabriel Gellner
Gabriel Gellner
MZMary Lou Zeeman
Mary Lou Zeeman
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1 March 2001 in Theoretical Population Biology
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Sergei PetrovskiiHMHorst Malchow
Horst Malchow1 April 1999 in Mathematical and Computer Modelling
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Sergei PetrovskiiHMH. Malchow
H. MalchowAbout Me
Prof. Sergei Petrovskii is a Chair in Applied Mathematics in the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and an associated member of the Institute for Environmental Futures at the University of Leicester (UK). He is an applied mathematician with over 30 years of research experience in mathematical ecology and ecological modelling, with a special focus on modelling complex multiscale environmental and ecological systems. His research on the effect of global warming on ocean deoxygenation, where he discovered a new type of ecological catastrophe potentially leading to mass extinction, has been published in high-ranked scientific journals and highlighted by media around the world. Other topics include biological invasions, mass extinctions in Earth’s deep past, and anomalous long transient dynamics in ecosystems and ecologically-inspired models. He published five books and 170 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is the “Mathematical Biology” Section Editor of Mathematics, an Associate Editor of the Journal of Mathematical Biology and an editorial board member of Physics of Life Review.