Table 3 Parameter settings of the bioenergetic model used to estimate nutrient release by cetacean waste products using Monte-Carlo simulations (n = 1e4)
From: Composition of cetacean communities worldwide shapes their contribution to ocean nutrient cycling
Parameter | Monte-Carlo simulation setting |
|---|---|
Body mass BM | \(\sim N(\overline{{BM}},0.2 * \overline{{BM}})\) |
Beta β | \(\sim N(\bar{\beta },0.2 * \bar{\beta },a=1,\,b=5)\) |
Assimilation efficiency AE | \(\sim N(0.85,0.05,\,a=0.8,b=0.95)\) |
Nutrient release rate rn | \(\sim U(0.2,0.4)\) for N and P for migratory baleen whale species in their breeding grounds 0 for Fe, Cu, Mn, Se, Zn, Co for migratory baleen whale species in their breeding grounds \(\sim U(0.7,0.9)\) in all other cases |
Population abundance A | \(\sim \log N\left(\right. \log \left(\frac{\bar{A}}{\sqrt{1+{(\bar{{{CV}}_{A}})}^{2}}}\right),\sqrt{\log (1+{(\bar{{{CV}}_{A}})}^{2})}\) |
Number of days of presence t | \(\sim {U}(120,240)\) for migratory baleen whale species in their feeding grounds 365 in all other cases |
