Abstract
In this paper, a generalized n-species Gilpin-Ayala competition system with saturation effect and nonlinear perturbations is proposed and examined. We first develop a new mathematical technique called stochastic e-threshold method, to tackle the nonlinear perturbations and study the competitive coexistence, which includes the existence of ergodic stationary distribution as well as stochastic positive periodic solution. It should be mentioned that the method can be successfully applied to the species coexistence of other biological models. Then, we establish sufficient conditions for exponential extinction of competing species. Finally, several numerical examples are provided to support our theoretical results and analyze the impact of key parameters.