Week 06

Overview

This week, we dive deeper into analyzing the Lotka-Volterra model of competition, a classic model from community ecology that seeks to explain coexistence between species with very similar resource requirements. We will learn to analyze equilibrium conditions in this model through Null-Cline analysis - a technique that we will see again when we learn about predator-prey interactions.

The Weekly Activity walks students through using an interactive app to generate insights from the Lotka-Volterra competition model. Though it is the same model, this activity helps students take a different analysis approach.

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