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Persistence and extinction in single-species reaction-diffusion models

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Single-species reaction-diffusion models are analyzed to determine the effect of various diffusion mechanisms on species persistence or extinction.

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Allen, L.J.S. Persistence and extinction in single-species reaction-diffusion models. Bltn Mathcal Biology 45, 209–227 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02462357

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