schneider {ATNr}

Default parameters as in Schneider et al. (2016)

Description

A dataset containing the default parameters as in the Schneider et al. (2016) and used to parametrize the default models. See also create_model_Unscaled_nuts, create_Lmatrix, initialise_default_Unscaled_nuts.

Usage

schneider

Format

A list with the default parameters:

Temperature

ambient temperature in Celsius

T.K

default temperature, 20 degree Celsius in Kelvin

k

Boltzmann's constant

T0

20 degree Celsius in Kelvin, used to estimate scaling law of metabolic rates

q

Hill's exponent of the functional response

Ropt

consumer/resource optimal body mass ratio

gamma

shape of the Ricker function

mu_c

average predator interference

sd_c

standard deviation of predator interference

E.c

Activation energy for interference

h0

scaling constant of the power-law of handling time with consumer and resource body mass

hpred

exponent associated to predator body mass for the allometric scaling of handling time

hprey

exponent associated to prey body mass for the allometric scaling of handling time

E.h

Activation energy for handling time

b0

normalisation constant for capture coefficient

bprey

exponent associated to prey body mass for the allometric scaling of capture coefficient

bpred

exponent associated to predator body mass for the allometric scaling of capture coefficient

E.b

Activation energy for capture coefficient

e_P

Assimilation efficiency associated to the consumption of a plant species

e_A

Assimilation efficiency associated to the consumption of an animal species

x_P

scaling constant of the power-law of metabolic demand per unit of plant biomass

x_A

scaling constant of the power-law of metabolic demand per unit of animal biomass

E.x

Activation energy for metabolic rates

expX

TBD

D

turnover rate of nutrients

nut_up_min

Minimum uptake efficiency of plants

nut_up_max

Maximum uptake efficiency of plants

mu_nut

Average maximum nutrient concentration

sd_nut

standard deviation of maximum nutrient concentration

v

relative content of nutrient 1 in plant biomass

References

Schneider, F. D., Brose, U., Rall, B. C., & Guill, C. (2016). Animal diversity and ecosystem functioning in dynamic food webs. Nature Communications, 7(1), 1-8.