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Convert biomass to Nf and Ns

biomass_to_Nf.Rd

B = (N_f + N_s)/Q_min Q_rel = Q_min * (1 + N_s/N_f)

Usage

biomass_to_Nf(biomass, Q_int = NULL, Q_rel = 0.5, spec_params, dry = T)

Arguments

biomass

whether dry (default) or wet biomass is provided, mg m-3

Q_int

Non-dimensionalised internal nutrient quotient

Q_rel

the non-dimensionalised relative internal nutrient quotient (\(Q_{rel}\)). If neither of Q_int and Q_rel are provided the default Q_rel of 0.5 will be used.

spec_params

a vector of named numbers. Must include:

  • DWWW (if dry = F), the conversion from dry weight to wet weight

  • Q_min, the minimum internal nutrient quotient (mg gDW-1)

  • Q_max, the maximum internal nutrient quotient

dry

logical, return dry or wet biomass. If dry = F, spec_params'DWWW' must be provided

Value

Nf, mg m-3

See also

Nf_to_biomass(), Q_rel(), Q_int()

Examples