Scenario

Miners (n)

Mean final population size (95% C.I.)

Mean probability of extinction (%) After 50 years

Time to first extinction: mean years (SD)

Mean growth rate r (SD)

1

0

908 (898 - 917)

0

0

0.15 (0.05)

2

0

861 (852 - 869)

0

0

0.10 (0.05)

3

30

901 (891 - 910)

0

0

0.13 (0.05)

4

50

905 (895 - 914)

0

0

0.13 (0.05)

5

100

824 (807 - 840)

7.2

20.7 (7.6)

0.09 (0.08)

6

150

163 (141 - 184)

81

13.8 (5.8)

−0.07 (0.29)

7

200

1 (0 - 2)

100

7.8 (1.9)

−0.37 (0.44)

8

250

0

100

5.6 (0.7)

−0.50 (0.44)