Assignment task:
Can you grow catfish and crawfish in the same aquaculture ponds? Use the data below to graph the zero population growth isoclines for these two species and find out. Upload your graph and your responses to the questions asked below.
K1 (catfish) = 400; K2 (crawfish) = 600; Effect of sp. 2 on sp. 1 = alpha 1,2 = 2; Effect of sp. 1 on sp. 2 = beta [or alpha 2,1] = 2
Are these two species likely to coexist over a long period of time? Why or why not? How could you minimize the effects of competition between these two species?