Theory and Modern Applications
Table 1 Parameters of model (2.4) with default values
From: Stoichiometric knife-edge model on discrete time scale
Parameter | Value | Unit | |
|---|---|---|---|
\(P_{T}\) | Total phosphorus | 0–0.14 | mg P/L |
ê | Maximal production efficiency of the grazer | 0.8 | – |
b | Maximal growth rate of the producer | 1.2 | /day |
d | Grazer loss rate (include respiration) | 0.25 | /day |
θ | Grazer constant P:C | 0.03 | mg P/mg C |
q | Producer minimal P:C | 0.0038 | mg P/mg C |
c | Maximal ingestion rate of the grazer | 0.81 | /day |
a | Half-saturation of the grazer ingestion response | 0.25 | mg C/L |
K | Producer carrying capacity limited by light | 1.5 | mg C/L |