Stability, bifurcation, and chaos control in a discrete predator-prey model with strong Allee effect

Abstract

This work considers a discrete-time predator-prey system with a strong Allee effect. The existence and topological classification of the system's possible fixed points are investigated. Furthermore, the existence and direction of period-doubling and Neimark-Sacker bifurcations are explored at the interior fixed point using bifurcation theory and the center manifold theorem. A hybrid control method is used for controlling chaos and bifurcations. Some numerical examples are presented to verify our theoretical findings. Numerical simulations reveal that the discrete model has complex dynamics. Moreover, it is shown that the system with the Allee effect requires a much longer time to reach its interior fixed point.