A discrete-time stochastic spatial model of plankton dynamics is given. We focus on aggregative behaviour of plankton cells. Our aim is to show the convergence of a microscopic, stochastic model to a macroscopic one, given by an evolution equation. Some numerical simulations are also presented.
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author = {Rados\l aw Wieczorek},
title = {Markov chain model of phytoplankton dynamics},
journal = {International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science},
volume = {20},
year = {2010},
pages = {763-771},
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Radosław Wieczorek. Markov chain model of phytoplankton dynamics. International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Tome 20 (2010) pp. 763-771. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-amcv20i4p763bwm/
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