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Predator-prey balanceRunning
Ecosystem web. Breeding pairs kept at 166 pairs. Herd size 664 animals, Habitat capacity 340 animals. Currently herd size is over by 324 animals.TUNING340
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Herd size

664animals

Habitat capacity

340animals

Herd size is over by 324 animals

166 pairs

Ecosystem web. Breeding pairs kept at 166 pairs. Herd size 664 animals, Habitat capacity 340 animals. Currently herd size is over by 324 animals.

What has to balancedNdt=rN(1−NK)\frac{dN}{dt} = rN\left(1-\frac{N}{K}\right)

What is happening

You are called to an island where an introduced deer herd is stripping the forest.

The population keeps overshooting and crashing. The habitat supports 340 animals, and each breeding pair left on the island accounts for 4 of them.