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Table 1 Model parameters and the interpretation of their values. Parameters are constants with modifiable values that characterize a specific region’s food production

From: The effect of acute and chronic food shortage on human population equilibrium in a subsistence setting

Parameter

Interpretation

a

The maximum calorie production per person

b

The number of people required to saturate production

c

Average calories consumed per person

d

Average deaths per caloric deficit

f

Sensitivity to fluctuations in food supply