Pd7: How is the graph from the simulation similar to Elk/Cougar graph? How are they different? by Brenda Gordon https://padlet.com/bgordon116/af5npao83nc6glnd Made with a lightning strike of genius en-us 2020-10-04 18:14:05 UTC 2020-10-08 17:33:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f430.png differences between the graphs: pharmon1853 https://padlet.com/bgordon116/af5npao83nc6glnd/wish/814699448 in this graph, there seem to be enough of the prey population to keep the predator population stable/increasing. similar to the other simulation though, the rise and fall of populations in the graph is offset slightly- this accounts for the time a population needs to breed.]]> 2020-10-08 17:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bgordon116/af5npao83nc6glnd/wish/814699448 differences otaylor1458 https://padlet.com/bgordon116/af5npao83nc6glnd/wish/814700063 The predator population doesn't disappear with the rapid decline of prey ]]> 2020-10-08 17:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bgordon116/af5npao83nc6glnd/wish/814700063 fcathey1633 https://padlet.com/bgordon116/af5npao83nc6glnd/wish/814704343 I belive the reson the elk population changes so much is becuse it has more variabils than the cats. for exampel, hunters, cats, wolfs and food siplys.]]> 2020-10-08 17:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/bgordon116/af5npao83nc6glnd/wish/814704343 awebster9638 https://padlet.com/bgordon116/af5npao83nc6glnd/wish/814707916 As the elk population fluctuates the cougar seems to remain consistent with only small changes that mimic the elk population from the previous year. The simulation had much more dramatic changes in rabbit population but they have the same trend of mimicking the population of the few years prior.]]> 2020-10-08 17:19:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bgordon116/af5npao83nc6glnd/wish/814707916 https://padlet.com/bgordon116/af5npao83nc6glnd/wish/814708159 Similar to the rabbits and the grass, it seems that when the cougar (predator) population drops a little, the elk (prey) population spikes. There's enough prey though, that the cougars population is still sizable.]]> 2020-10-08 17:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bgordon116/af5npao83nc6glnd/wish/814708159 The prey's population is very unstable and changes dramatically in the article https://padlet.com/bgordon116/af5npao83nc6glnd/wish/814712874 2020-10-08 17:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/bgordon116/af5npao83nc6glnd/wish/814712874 Elks also eat grass like rabbits. Their population declines as there's less grass, but once again increases when grass population comes back. This pattern occurs because when elk population is down, grass has an opportunity to grow. klui2309 https://padlet.com/bgordon116/af5npao83nc6glnd/wish/814738786 2020-10-08 17:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/bgordon116/af5npao83nc6glnd/wish/814738786