Feller Property and Absorption of Diffusions for Multi-Species Metacommunities
Probability
2026-01-28 v2
Abstract
We consider individuals of two species distributed over m patches, each with a hosting capacity , where . We assume that all the patches are linked by the dispersal of individuals. This work examines how the metacommunity evolves in these patches. The model incorporates Wright-Fisher intra-patch reproduction and a general exchange function representing dispersal. Under minimal assumptions, we demonstrate that as approaches infinity, the processes converge to a diffusion process for which we establish the Feller property. We prove that the limiting process almost surely reaches the absorbing states in finite time.
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@article{arxiv.2601.16616,
title = {Feller Property and Absorption of Diffusions for Multi-Species Metacommunities},
author = {Benoît Henry and Céline Wang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.16616},
year = {2026}
}