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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 diNd_i N , where di(0,1]d_i \in (0, 1]. 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 NN 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}
}