PPT Slide
Effect of interspecific competition on
population growth of each species:
dN1 / dt = r1N1 ((K1-N1- ? 12N2) / K1)
dN2 / dt = r2N2 ((K2-N2- ? 21N1) / K2)
?12: effect of individual of sp 2 on rate of pop. growth of sp 1
?21: effect of individual of sp 1 on rate of pop. growth of sp 2
What if species 2 is absent or has no inhibitory effect on sp1?
(simiar to logistic equation for one species)