Kinetics of prey predation by predators

Author(s) : Pauss André, Mottelet Stéphane, Guillaume Barbaud, UTC

Date : August 25th, 2005

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This simulation aims to illustrate the kinetics of predation of preys by predators, with the Lotka-Voltera expression

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Parameters

r, Growth rate of preys without predator (day-1)
r

k, Mortality of prey, without predator (day-1)
k

a, Predation rate of prey, per number of predator (predator-1 day-1)
a

b, Growth rate of predators, per number of eaten prey (prey-1 day-1)
b

q, Mortality of predators, without prey (day-1)
q