The Population Dynamics of Zindernoodleland-O-Rama

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The Population Dynamics of Zindernoodleland-O-Rama

• Brought To You By the Shark Team
• Amy, Colin, Danielle, Michelle, Tanner

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The Zindernoodles

• Given the dynamics of a Zindernoodle population,
  it was possible to construct a model to determine
  the behavior of Zindernoodles as a function of
  time based on the given parameters.
• As an r-selected species, we assumed that the
  Zindernoodles would reach their carrying capacity
  quickly and with catastrophic results
• Through the use of our model, we determined
• that the Zindernoodle Population would
• collapse between 4995-5010 days

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Is Rainfall a Factor?

• By adjusting our model we determined that
  relatively small rainfall amounts have little or
  no significant effect on the time period till
  Zindernoodle Collapse
• The calculated time for collapse again was
  4995-5010 days

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The Blade-Munchers

• By adding 100 predators to the Zindernoodle
  system, our model predicts a catastrophic
  collapse of both species within 60-75 days.
• By manipulating the model it was not possible to
  utilize the Blade-Muncher as some
• sort of control agent for the
• Zindernoodle population.

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The Introduction
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Attempts to Maintain Equilibrium
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The Zardhogs

• With the introduction of Zardhogs into the
  system, there is no way to maintain an
  equilibrium of Zindernoodles in the habitat.
• The number of Zardhogs that produced the longest
  survival of the system was 4, with a time of
  210-225 days.
• The Zardhogs decimate the entire population of
  Blade-Munchers within this period, and presumably
  they follow while the Zindernoodles continue on
  with there explosive growth.

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The Effect of Zardhog Introduction
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Hunting Is Not The Answer

• By maintaining a constant Zardhog population
  through hunting, it is not possible to stabilize
  the system.

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The Intervention of Sunshine Moonbeam

• Following Sunshine Moonbeams edict, the Zardhogs
  die of starvation within 45 days, and the
  Zindernoodle population again explodes.
• There is not enough time for the Blade-Muncher
  population to establish itself before being
  exterminated by the Zardhogs.

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In Summary

• Nature is extremely complicated to model.
• Given the current system dynamics, developing a
  model to simulate the predator-prey relationship
  between species becomes a near impossible task.
• Achieving any state of equilibrium with the given
  species was not possible.