Global Patterns and Drivers of Biodiversity
Visit the simulator of the Lotka-Volterra competition equations that follow.
- Set both of the per capita intrinsic rates of population growth, r = 1.
- Set carrying capacities, K = 50, and the competition coefficients, α = 0.50.
- Now slowly increase the α21 toward 1.
Questions for Writing and Discussion
Write a brief paragraph describing and explaining the effect you observe in the graph.