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Simulation of Grasshopper Populations in a Grassland Ecosystem

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Grassland Simulation Model

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 26))

Abstract

A carbon flow model of the interactions of grasshoppers with producer, decomposer, and other consumer components of a grassland ecosystem is presented. The primary driving variables are air temperature and precipitation. Grasshoppers directly effect producers through diet selection, herbivory, and damage during feeding. Interactions with the decomposers follow from death and fecal production. Grasshoppers interact with other consumers via competition for food and predation. The major objectives are to estimate grasshopper populations, energy flow through the population, and effects on the grassland system. The functionally different age groups of the population are considered where appropriate to model objectives. Simulation results of the model are presented and discussed.

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Rodell, C.F. (1978). Simulation of Grasshopper Populations in a Grassland Ecosystem. In: Innis, G.S. (eds) Grassland Simulation Model. Ecological Studies, vol 26. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-9929-5_5

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