Ocean ecosystem discrete time dynamics generated by ℓ-Volterra operators

We consider a discrete-time dynamical system generated by a nonlinear operator (with four real parameters [Formula: see text]) of ocean ecosystem. We find conditions on the parameters under which the operator is reduced to a [Formula: see text]-Volterra quadratic stochastic operator mapping two-dimensional simplex to itself. We show that if [Formula: see text], then (under some conditions on [Formula: see text]) this [Formula: see text]-Volterra operator may have up to three or a countable set of fixed points; if [Formula: see text], then the operator has up to three fixed points. Depending on the parameters, the fixed points may be attracting, repelling or saddle points. The limit behaviors of trajectories of the dynamical system are studied. It is shown that independently on values of parameters and on initial (starting) point, all trajectories converge. Thus, the operator (dynamical system) is regular. We give some biological interpretations of our results.