Dataset for: Examining the effect of reoccurring disturbances on population persistence with application to marine mammals

This dataset utilizes a two-state Markov chain discrete-time matrix model (R4.x261.000:0017) to describe the response of the population to reoccurring disturbances. Three parameters are used to describe the magnitude of impact of a disturbance, the average duration of impact of a disturbance, and the average time between disturbances, then the stochastic growth rate is approximated. This dataset uses an example population of sperm whales in the northern Gulf of Mexico and the application of the model formulation to determine how an oil spill and its parameters will affect population growth. This dataset is in support of the publication: Veprauskas, A., Ackleh, A. S., & Tang, T. (2018). Examining the effect of reoccurring disturbances on population persistence with application to marine mammals. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 455, 109–117. doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2018.07.011