Dark WizardP₀ 112 · seed ratio 0.720
54days to threshold
Research record XL-PYR-03 / GUNC-funded field study
Harvesting the edge of extinction.
A field-derived model of how Harvester skill, seed yield, and collection intensity alter the survival window of four Pyromycis specimens.
01 / Abstracted finding
Skill slows collapse. It does not replace propagation.
Under the paper's zero-natural-growth assumption, any species with a seed yield below one declines whenever harvesting occurs. Skill Level 3 extends the modeled survival window by roughly two to three times, but only Glowy Rose reaches replacement or growth in the observed sample.
- 3
- vulnerable species below replacement
- 2–3×
- modeled survival gain at Skill Level 3
- 1
- control flora at or above replacement
02 / Propagation model
Pyromycis harvest survival
Population threshold: fewer than one whole specimen. Natural propagation is held at zero because its rate remains unmeasured in this study.
Brimmed BonnetP₀ 109 · seed ratio 0.597
37days to threshold
Witch's RingletP₀ 228 · seed ratio 0.733
66days to threshold
Glowy RoseP₀ 206 · seed ratio 2.000
Growthno modeled extinction
Model
Pₙ₊₁ = Pₙ [(1 − f) + fr]f = harvested fraction · r = observed seeds per specimen
03 / Field evidence
Observed in the world, then tested in the model.
These captures preserve the specimen state encountered on Pyromycis; the visual record is kept separate from modeled propagation.
Active specimen / 01Dark WizardNocturnal field capture / vulnerable yield
04 / Recomputed matrix
Days to the whole-specimen threshold.
Values below are independently recalculated from the formula and ratios stated in the study. “No decline” means the model's growth factor is one or greater.
| Specimen | Skill | Seed ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Wizard | 0 | 0.338 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Dark Wizard | 3 | 0.720 | 54 | 32 | 22 | 15 |
| Brimmed Bonnet | 0 | 0.330 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Brimmed Bonnet | 3 | 0.597 | 37 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
| Witch's Ringlet | 0 | 0.351 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| Witch's Ringlet | 3 | 0.733 | 66 | 38 | 27 | 18 |
| Glowy Rose | 0 | 1.000 | No decline | No decline | No decline | No decline |
| Glowy Rose | 3 | 2.000 | No decline | No decline | No decline | No decline |
05 / Method and limits
A warning from limited field data—not a law of nature.
Field-derived inputs
Maximum observed daily populations and seed returns establish the starting population and yield ratio for each specimen.
Instant planting
The model assumes harvested seeds propagate immediately. Any real delay would shorten the recovery window.
One Harvester
The scenario models one collector. Concurrent collection pressure could accelerate depletion.
Propagation unknown
Natural reproduction is not measured here. Sustainable quotas cannot be finalized until that rate is observed in-world.
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