Numerical simulation of differential effect of intrinsic growth rate parameter on biodiversity type

Abstract

The numerical simulation of a differential effect of intrinsic growth rate parameters on biodiversity type was investigated. To facilitate the research work, a continuous system of non-linear first-order ordinary differential equations, indexed by appropriate initial conditions, was considered. A MATLAB ordinary differential equation (ODE45) numerical scheme was used to generate the data needed for the analysis. The key results of the investigation predict biodiversity loss due to a decreased variation of the intrinsic growth rates together and also predict biodiversity gain due to an increased variation of the intrinsic growth rates together.