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A system dynamics model of a predator-prey lifecycle relationship

11 months ago

Een dynamisch model over een prooi predator relatie tussen verschillende populaties onder invloed van abiotische factoren.

A system dynamics model of a predator-prey lifecycle relationship

Moose and wolves

10 months ago

This is the Forest ecosystem of the Libis, Rd. San Pedro, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.

Total area: 131,164.69 m² (1,411,844.95 ft²)

Total distance: 1.43 km (4,697.22 ft)

In the 1920s, mathematicians Vito Volterra and Alfred Lotka independently proposed

a model for populations of a predator species and its prey, such as hawk and

squirrel populations in a certain area. For simplicity, we assume that a hawk hunts

only squirrels and that no other animal eats squirrels. If the hawk’s only food source

is squirrel and the number of squirrels diminishes significantly, then scarcity of food

will result in starvation for some of the hawks. With reduced numbers of hawks, the

squirrel population should increase.

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