Modeling Inter-plant Interactions

The purpose of this paper is to examine the interactions between two plant species endemic to Florida and develop a model for the growth of one of the plant species. An equation for the growth of Hypericum cumulicola is developed through analyzing how the distance to and the height of the nearest Ceratiola ericoides (Florida rosemary) affects the growth of Hypericum cumulicola. The hypericums were separated into five separate regions according to the distance to the nearest rosemary plant. The parameters for a basic growth equation were obtained in each of the five regions and compared to each other along with the average deviations in each of the five regions. Analysis of the five separate regions aided in the creation of different growth equations that each encompassed all of the regions together. Four different growth equations are developed and then compared and analyzed for their accuracy.

Author dc:creator

• Larson, Jessica

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kaup, David

• least squares
• curve fitting
• average deviations
• Mathematics

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

CFE0001374

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:stars.library.ucf.edu:etd-2032