Time-Dependent Positively Invariant Sets on Cauchy Problems: Applications in Population Dynamics

Abstract We establish flow invariance results for semilinear systems governed by non-Hille–Yosida operators under time-dependent closed convex constraints. A new subtangential condition is introduced, together with explicit sufficient conditions for positive invariance formulated in terms of the resolvent and the nonlinear term. The results apply to systems with non-densely defined operators and time-varying constraints, and are illustrated by applications to an age-structured predator–prey model, a biofilm model, and a class of neutral functional differential equations.