Can a mate-finding Allee effect be elicited to help eradicate invasive mammals?

The Allee effect is an important ecological process that has implications for extinction of endangered species and for assisting the management of invasive species. Few instances of Allee effects have been quantified in nature due to the adaptive resilience of species and the difficulty in empirically linking ecological mechanisms to population change. We developed an individual-based simulation model to mechanistically explore whether a management intervention could elicit a mate-finding Allee effect to assist the eradication of an invasive mammal. This repository holds the data and Python computer code to run the model. There are also two movies illustrating the individual-based model with and without an elicited Allee effect.
, , # Data from: Can a mate-finding Allee effect be elicited to help eradicate invasive mammals?

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.wstqjq30m](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.wstqjq30m)

## Description of the data and file structure

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We developed an individual-based simulation model to mechanistically explore whether a management intervention could elicit a mate-finding Allee effect to assist the eradication of an invasive mammal. We used stoats (Mustela erminea) as a test species and generalised the results by examining the sensitivity of Allee effects to a range of biological attributes and management scenarios.
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### Files and variables

#### File: Metadata.pdf

**Description:** File describing contents of this repository

#### File: postSimulation.py

**Description:** Script to initiate the processing of results from simulation.

#### File: ressy.img

**Description:** Erdas Imagine raster file of Resolution Island at 10-metre resolution projected in epsg:27200.

#### File: ressyalldatatr...,

阿利效应（Allee effect）是一类重要的生态学过程，其与濒危物种灭绝风险及入侵物种的管理防控均存在密切关联。由于物种具有适应性恢复力，且在实证层面难以将生态学机制与种群动态变化建立关联，自然界中已被量化的阿利效应案例寥寥无几。本研究构建了基于个体的模拟模型，从机制层面探究管理干预手段是否可诱导产生觅偶阿利效应，以助力入侵哺乳动物的根除工作。本数据集仓库包含运行该模型所需的实验数据与Python代码，同时还包含两段演示视频，分别展示存在诱导型阿利效应与不存在诱导型阿利效应的基于个体模拟模型的运行过程。
# 数据来源：《能否通过诱导觅偶阿利效应助力入侵哺乳动物根除？》
数据集DOI：[10.5061/dryad.wstqjq30m](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.wstqjq30m)

## 数据与文件结构说明

本研究构建了基于个体的模拟模型，从机制层面探究管理干预能否诱导产生觅偶阿利效应以辅助入侵哺乳动物根除工作。研究以白鼬（Mustela erminea）作为实验物种，并通过分析阿利效应对一系列生物学属性与管理场景的敏感性，对研究结果进行了泛化推广。

### 文件与变量说明
#### 文件：Metadata.pdf
**描述：** 用于说明本数据集仓库内容的元数据文件
#### 文件：postSimulation.py
**描述：** 用于启动模拟结果处理的脚本文件
#### 文件：ressy.img
**描述：** 分辨率为10米的雷索卢申岛（Resolution Island）Erdas Imagine栅格文件，投影坐标系为epsg:27200
#### 文件：ressyalldatatr...
**描述：** 未完整标注的数据文件