Delay induced steady-state transition and stochastic resonance for an ecological vegetation growth system subjected to multiplicative and additive noises

In this paper, our aim is to investigate the steady state properties and stochastic resonance (SR) phenomenon for an ecological vegetation growth system with time delay induced by the multiplicative and additive noises. Numerical results show that the SR phenomenon caused by time delay, different noise terms and a weak periodic signal occurs in the vegetation growth model under different values of system parameters. With regard to the stationary state properties of the vegetation system, the results indicate that the terms of different noises and time delay can all accelerate the shift from the substantial state to the barren one of the ecological system, restrain the development of the vegetation system and weaken the stability of the ecological system. On the other hand, the additive noise strength always enhances the SNR and the SR phenomenon, while the intensity of multiplicative noise often reduces the effect of the SR. In particular, time delay can play different roles in exciting the SR phenomenon in different cases.