Mass-specific carrion consumption rate — carrion_consumption

This includes both the consumption by fish and the decomposition by smaller organisms.

Usage

carrion_consumption_ms(params, n = params@initial_n, rates = getRates(params))

Arguments

params: MizerParams
n: A matrix of current species abundances (species x size)
rates: A list of rates as returned by getRates()

Value

A number giving the mass-specific consumption rate in grams per year.

Details

This mass-specific consumption rate is used in carrion_dynamics() to calculate the carrion biomass at the next time step. To get the non-mass-specific consumption rate, use getCarrionConsumption().

The consumption rate by fish is determined by other_params(params)$carrion$rho and the decomposition rate is given by other_params(params)$carrion$decompose.