Contribution of unstructured components to the encounter rate — encounter

The encounter rate $E_i(w)$ for an unstructured resource like algae or detritus is proportional to the total biomass $B$ with a coefficient $\rho_i(w)$ that depends on the species $i$ and the size of the consumer:

Usage

encounter_contribution(params, n_other, component, ...)

Arguments

params: MizerParams
n_other: Biomasses of unstructured components
component: Name of component whose contribution is requested
...: Unused

Value

Array (species x size) with the encounter rate in g/year.

Details

$$E_i(w) = \rho_i(w) B.$$

The coefficient $\rho_i(w)$ is stored as a matrix (species x size) in the rho parameter of the component. It has units 1/year.