Abstract This article is concerned with an optimal harvesting problem for a population model, which is based on expanded Leslie’s project matrix and incorporates an ecological balance and exploitation costs. By means of convex optimization method, the existence of optimal policies is shown and the harvesting ratio is specified. It is demonstrated that the optimal strategies are of two-staged form.
HE Ze-rong, WU Peng, ZHOU Juan. Optimal harvesting of a discrete size-structured model constrained by ecological balance. Applied Mathematics A Journal of Chinese Universities, 2015, 30(2): 171-179.