calcDensityDependentDeathRate {MGDrivE}R Documentation

Calculate Density-dependent Larval Mortality

Description

Calculate α\alpha, the strength of density-dependent mortality during the larval stage, given by:

α=(1/2βθeAdeqRm1)(1(θl/Rm)1(θl/Rm)1/Tl)\alpha=\Bigg( \frac{1/2 * \beta * \theta_e * Ad_{eq}}{R_m-1} \Bigg) * \Bigg( \frac{1-(\theta_l / R_m)}{1-(\theta_l / R_m)^{1/T_l}} \Bigg)

Usage

calcDensityDependentDeathRate(
  fertility,
  thetaAq,
  tAq,
  adultPopSizeEquilibrium,
  populationGrowthRate
)

Arguments

fertility

Number of eggs per oviposition for wild-type females, β\beta

thetaAq

Vector of density-independent survival probabilities of aquatic stages, θe,θl\theta_{e}, \theta_{l}

tAq

Vector of lengths of aquatic stages, Te,Tl,TpT_{e}, T_{l}, T_{p}

adultPopSizeEquilibrium

Adult population size at equilibrium, AdeqAd_{eq}

populationGrowthRate

Population growth in absence of density-dependent mortality RmR_{m}


[Package MGDrivE version 1.6.0 Index]