SUMMA21

Hi Guys.

This repository stores resources for guest lectures I prepared for the SUMMA21 program at the University of Guam.

GitHub pages for this repository are available at https://aubreymoore.github.io/SUMMA21/.

Jupyter notebooks can be run interactively on Binder

Lectures

How I got interested in modeling population dynamics (0.5h)

I first got interested in population dynamics models way back in the late 70s when I used a programmable calculator to play with the Lotka-Volterra model. Results from a simulated pesticide application were totally unexpected, yet informative.

Resources

• How I got interested in modeling population dynamics [HTML slides]
• Lotka-Volterra Model [Jupyter notebook]
• Interactive Version of the Lotka-Voltera Model
  • EXPERIMENTAL: Click on the link above; wait for the Binder server to spin up; click on Lotka-Volterra-Model.ipynb.
• Extra: My professional toolbox

Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Biology (1h)

A fairly comprehensive overview of coconut rhinoceros beetle biology and (failed) attempts to control this pest on Guam.

Resources

• Lecture slides: Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Biology: Know Your Enemy (PDF)
• Lecture slides: Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Causes an Ecological Catastrophe on Guam (PDF)

Modelling Cocount Rhinoceros Beetle Population Dynamics (1h)

Modeling population growth of CRB using the exponential and logistic models.

Resources

Note: Some links on the following pages need to be fixed.

• Lecture slides: AL/BI 345: Insect Population Dynamics 1
• Lecture slides: AL/BI 345: Insect Population Dynamics 2

A Conceptual Model which Explains How a Typhoons May Trigger Longlasting Changes in CRB Population Dynamics (0.5h)

I will outline a conceptual model and ideas on how to convert this to a methematical model and simulation model which explains how typhoons may cause a semipermanent change in CRB population dynamics.

Resources

• Coming soon.