Reliable computation of equilibrium states and bifurcations in ecological systems analysis

A problem of frequent interest in analyzing nonlinear ODE models of ecological systems is the location of equilibrium states and bifurcations. Interval-Newton techniques are explored for identifying, with certainty, all equilibrium states and all codimension-one and codimension-two bifurcations of interest within specified model parameter intervals. The methodology is applied to a tritrophic food chain in a chemostat (Canale's model), and a modification of thereof. This modification aids in elucidating the nonlinear effects of introducing a hypothetical contaminant into a food chain.

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