Ecosystem Dynamics: Unraveling the Relationship between Lamprey Sex Ratios & Resource Availability of Salmon
Faculty Sponsor(s)
Kate Lorenzen
Subject Area
Mathematics
Description
This January, we competed in a math modeling competition this the goal of uncovering what lampreys, a parasitic species who can change their sex ration based on resources, could do to an ecosystem left alone. In our research we found that lampreys could wipe out an entire salmon population using a dynamical systems model with linear algebra. While having some pros to an ecosystem such as food for other species, aquatic life would very quickly die out because of lampreys birth rate and consumption rate with our models.
Recommended Citation
Jackson, Dylan and Rosson, Kate, "Ecosystem Dynamics: Unraveling the Relationship between Lamprey Sex Ratios & Resource Availability of Salmon" (2024). Linfield University Student Symposium: A Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Achievement. Event. Submission 3.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/symposium/2024/all/3
Ecosystem Dynamics: Unraveling the Relationship between Lamprey Sex Ratios & Resource Availability of Salmon
This January, we competed in a math modeling competition this the goal of uncovering what lampreys, a parasitic species who can change their sex ration based on resources, could do to an ecosystem left alone. In our research we found that lampreys could wipe out an entire salmon population using a dynamical systems model with linear algebra. While having some pros to an ecosystem such as food for other species, aquatic life would very quickly die out because of lampreys birth rate and consumption rate with our models.
