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Woods simulates northeastern U.S. forest growth with 3 tree species. Features disruptions (hurricanes, deer grazing, fires, etc.), landscape fragmentation, and mixed site quality. Based loosely on Sortie. Woods is primarily a teaching simulator, used at a number of universities besides Yale. Java 1.3.

Revised 2005-05, orig 2001-3.



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MooseWood simulates the effect of climate change on the forest and moose of Isle Royale, Lake Superior. The forest simulator is a port of the Forska gap model simulator. Research simulator. Java 1.3.

Revised 2005-05, orig 2003-2.



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GrassWorld models a 3-level grassland food chain: plant, grasshopper, and grasshopper-hunting spiders. Optional competing plant species. Research simulator. This descends from the original Gecko. Java 1.3.

Revised 2005-05, orig 1999-9.

Lab! A GrassWorld Lab for advanced high school ecology students, written by Amy L. Sheck, Instructor of Biology, NCSSM, North Carolina. This activity has been student-tested and enjoyed. Thanks for sharing, Amy!

Added 2008-11.



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ScaredyWorld is a GrassWorld model where herbivores can hide from predators, at a cost. Research simulator. Java 1.3.

Revised 2005-05, orig 2001.



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BacSim models microbial ecology, with colony and biofilm growth. Research simulator. Java 1.1.

Updated 2003.




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