Table 2. Summary of results.
| Species | Benefits | Dispersal | Prices between patches | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same Hi = 1/2 | Harvest | No | – | • Harvest of all species. • Suppression of lesser valued species. |
| Harvest abundance | No | – | • Harvest declines with benefits from abundance. • If benefits from abundance greatly exceed benefits from harvest, then harvest ceases. |
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| Harvest biodiversity | No | – | • As benefits from biodiversity increase, species are harvested to maintain more even abundances. • Levels of biomass depend on the set of relative prices. |
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| Harvest | Yes | Same | • Quantity and evenness of species harvested increases with dispersal. • Diversity increases with dispersal. |
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| Harvest | Yes | Different | • Harvest rates for each species converge at intermediate dispersal, then diverge at high dispersal. • Quantity of species harvested increases with dispersal. • Diversity maximized at intermediate dispersal. |
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| Different Hi = 1, 1/2, 0 | Harvest | Yes | Same | • At low (high) dispersal, the generalist (least valuable) species dominates. • Diversity maximized at intermediate dispersal. |
| Harvest | Yes | Different | • At low dispersal, the generalist species dominates. • Initial suppression of species increase with dispersal, leading to greater coexistence but lower biomass. • Diversity increases with dispersal. |