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Amensalism, a critical interspecific interaction where one species is harmed while the other remains un-affected, has been extensively modeled, yet the synergistic effects of behavioral adaptations like fear and refuge strategies remain underexplored. This study proposes an enhanced Lotka-Volterra amensalism model integrating fear-dependent refuge dynamics (modeled via a saturation function s(y)=smaxky) and 1+ky e bidirectional fear regulation (suppressing birth rate1and 1+k1 y enhancing mortality (1 + k2y)e2). Theoretical analysis reveals that sufficient refuge capacity (smax) enables the victim species to stabilize coexistence by mitigating amensalistic harm, while fear effects induce bifurcations through dual physiological-behavioral pathways. Numerical simulations demonstrate critical thresholds for extinction-persistence transitions, governed by smax/k synergies and fear coefficients k1, k2. Key findings include: (1) Refuge effects dominate in reducing direct harm, (2) Fear-refuge interactions destabilize equilibria under high stress, and (3) Global stability of the positive equilibrium ensures long-term coexistence if ∆ > 0. This work advances ecological theory by unifying behavioral adaptations into amensalism dynamics and offers actionable insights for biodiversity conservation, such as optimizing refuge resources to buffer species against anthropogenic stressors. © 2025, International Association of Engineers. All rights reserved.
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Engineering Letters
ISSN: 1816-093X
Year: 2025
Issue: 7
Volume: 33
Page: 2574-2588
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