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David Black / Dan Damlin Leaf Morphology and Evolution Data

Leaf Morphology Ben's Final Project:My NetLogo model is intended to demonstrate the effects of factory emissions on the health of the neighboring population. If a certain factory increases their emissions of harmful gases by a specific percentage, what is the effect on the expected lifespan of nearby inhabitants? If a large number of trees in the area are harvested, what will the decrease in carbon absorption do to the atmosphere in the vicinity? I hope to answer this question, along with potential climate-changing effects of the emissions, with my model.

Nico's Final Project: My final project will be based on the squirrel ecology lab. Squirrels will search for food but tend to remain in a certain perimeter around their tree. This is because: 1. The chance of predation increases as you get out into the open. 2. Food closer to the tree comes with a competition factor. 3. It takes energy to cross the distance to food. As a Netlogo model, this experiment will include these three factors. Depending on the hunger of the squirrel what food source will pose less of an overall cost? I will answer this question by using code from the ant experiment. When the squirrel gets the food, it needs to take it back to the tree to eat it, and when it does it will gain energy. If the squirrel doesn’t get food before its energy drops to zero, it will die. I will also include a predator that will kill the squirrel if it gets too far away from the tree.