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Nyala and Bushbuck I: A Competing Species Model.
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Fay, Temple H.; Greeff, Johanna C. – Mathematics and Computer Education, 1999
Introduces a model of differential equations for students--a very real overpopulation problem is occurring in the Ndumu Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, where one species of antelope, the Nyala, is crowding out another species, the Bushbuck. Constructs a competing species model to mathematically describe what is occurring in Ndumu.…
Descriptors: Animals, Calculus, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Nyala and Bushbuck II: A Harvesting Model.
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Fay, Temple H.; Greeff, Johanna C. – Mathematics and Computer Education, 1999
Adds a cropping or harvesting term to the animal overpopulation model developed in Part I of this article. Investigates various harvesting strategies that might suggest a solution to the overpopulation problem without actually culling any animals. (ASK)
Descriptors: Animals, Calculus, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries