Trophic Cascade Calculator
Model how changes in top predator populations cascade through food web levels.
Trophic Levels
Current Populations
How strongly effects propagate down trophic levels
Negative = removal, Positive = addition
Cascade Status
Moderate Cascade
40.0%
Top-Down Control
6.4%
Propagation
Population Changes
Top Predators
-50%10 → 5
Mesopredators
+20.0%100 → 120
Herbivores
-8.0%1000 → 920
Primary Producers
+3.2%10000 → 10320
Trophic Ratios
Top Pred : Mesopred1 : 10
Mesopred : Herbivore1 : 10
Herbivore : Producer1 : 10
Cascade Effects Pattern
Even Levels (2, 4)Increase (2nd, 4th levels)
Odd Levels (1, 3)Decrease (3rd level: Herbivores)