Tool Wa-Tor

Wa-Tor - an ecological simulation of predator-prey populations - is based upon A. K. Dewdney's 'Computer Recreations' article in the December 1984 issue of Scientific American.

Author: O.Conrad (c) 2003
Menu: Simulation|Cellular Automata

Parameters

	Name	Type	Identifier	Description	Constraints
Input	Target System (*)	Grid (optional input)	`TARGET_TEMPLATE`	use this grid's system for output grids	-
Output	Wa-Tor	Grid (output)	`GRID`	-	-
Output	Cycles	Table (output)	`TABLE`	-	-
Options	Target Grid System	Choice	`TARGET_DEFINITION`	-	Available Choices: [0] user defined [1] grid or grid system Default: 0
	Cellsize	Floating point	`TARGET_USER_SIZE`	-	Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 1.000000
	Left	Floating point	`TARGET_USER_XMIN`	-	Default: 0.000000
	Right	Floating point	`TARGET_USER_XMAX`	-	Default: 100.000000
	Bottom	Floating point	`TARGET_USER_YMIN`	-	Default: 0.000000
	Top	Floating point	`TARGET_USER_YMAX`	-	Default: 100.000000
	Fit	Choice	`TARGET_USER_FITS`	-	Available Choices: [0] nodes [1] cells Default: 0
	Grid System	Grid system	`TARGET_SYSTEM`	-	-
	Refresh	Boolean	`REFRESH`	-	Default: 1
	Initial Number of Fishes [%]	Floating point	`INIT_FISH`	-	Minimum: 0.000000 Maximum: 100.000000 Default: 30.000000
	Initial Number of Sharks [%]	Floating point	`INIT_SHARK`	-	Minimum: 0.000000 Maximum: 100.000000 Default: 7.500000
	Birth Rate of Fishes	Integer	`FISH_BIRTH`	-	Minimum: 0 Default: 3
	Birth Rate of Sharks	Integer	`SHARK_BIRTH`	-	Minimum: 0 Default: 12
	Max. Starvation Time for Sharks	Integer	`SHARK_STARVE`	-	Minimum: 0 Default: 4
(*) optional

Command-line

tool needs graphical user interface [Wa-Tor]