STELLA
Runner for Southern Pine Beetle Infestation Model
Activity Sheet
Using the original settings for Initial Immigrant
Beetles dial and Number of Female Offspring, investigate the effect of
survival rate on the population of attacking adults.Record your conclusions and support them with graphs from the
model.
Using the original settings on the Initial Immigrant
Beetles dial and on the Between Tree Survival Rate slider, examine the
effect of decreasing the number of female offspring per female adult
beetle.Discuss your
conclusions.
Using the original settings on the Number of Female
Offspring and the Between Tree Survival Rate sliders, examine the effect
of decreasing the number of Initial Immigrant beetles by adjusting the
dial.Discuss your conclusions.
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