Date of Last Revision
2023-05-03 05:03:52
Major
Applied Mathematics
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2018
Abstract
In Dunn County, Wisconsin the lakes suffer from algae blooms due to excess phosphorus runoff. A coupled bio-economic model is studied with the intent of finding the optimal level of phosphorus that should be allowed into the lake depending on certain biologic and economic parameters. We model the algae and phosphorus concentration in the lake over time based off the phosphorus input. Community welfare is modeled by comparing the costs and benefits of phosphorus fertilizer. This model is proposed to find the phosphorus level that maximizes community welfare and then determine how certain environmental and social change initiatives will affect the phosphorus, algae, and welfare level.
Research Sponsor
J. Patrick Wilber
First Reader
Malena Espanol
Second Reader
Amanda Weinstein
Recommended Citation
Jones, Mackenzie, "Using a Coupled Bio-Economic Model to Find the Optimal Phosphorus Load in Lake Tainter, WI" (2018). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 632.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/632
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Agricultural and Resource Economics Commons, Control Theory Commons, Ordinary Differential Equations and Applied Dynamics Commons