Model Dynamics

The model is composed of agents distributed on a gridcell that interact with different amount of resources distributed heterogeneously on the landscape. Agents and environment coexist through a set of behavior rules.

Overview

The number of agents, calories of each individual, and the landscape resource can be seen as stocks of rabbits, energy, and resources, respectively.

The number of agents increases with births and decreases with deaths. The landscape resource increases as a funtion of landscape recovery rate and decreases as it is consumed. The stock of calories of an agent increases with individual intake and decreases as individuals spend in metabolism and movement.

The level of stock of landscape resources influences the birth process as well as the size of the rabbit population. The number of agents also influences directly the total consumption of the resources. Decrease in population is a function of the individual ages and stock of calories.

The agents have predefined genetic features (static attributes), such as vision and metabolism, which determine the capacity to locate resources and reach them. The agents have dynamic and individual states, such as location and health state.

Here you can find more details on the agents and landscape attributes and how model works:

Agents

Landscape

Model Processes

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