How big can a nutria population get? In this activity, students calculate and graph the growth rate of a population of nutria based on a set of realistic assumptions.
(Same lesson plan as Myocaster Multiplier but a more challenging student activity.)
This more advanced version of Myocastor multiplier asks students to take into account predation when calculating population growth rate.
The nutria is a large, semi-aquatic rodent native to South America. Nutria were introduced to the United States for their fur. After a boom in nutria ranches during the 1930s, the animals escaped or were released from fur farms in the Pacific Northwest, Louisiana and other states, where theyare now...