Green sea turtles: a discrete simulation of density-dependent population regulation
Bustard HR and Tognetti KP. 1969. Green sea turtles: a discrete simulation of density-dependent population regulation. Science. 163(3870):939-941
Field data on the nesting of the green sea tutle were used to construct a stochastic model. This model was simulated by use of a digital computer language simscript (Monte Carlo) to determine the realation between the percentage of nests destroyed and the size of the turtle population. Nest destruction is dependent on population density and provides a mechanism to regulate population size.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Bustard, H; Tognetti, Keith
- Units
- PUHO
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas), Population