Ecological Archives E095-062-A2

Kira A. Krumhansl, Jean-Sébastien Lauzon-Guay, Robert E. Scheibling. 2014. Modeling effects of climate change and phase shifts on detrital production of a kelp bed. Ecology 95:763–774. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/13-0228.1

Appendix B (table B1). Parameter abbreviations used in the model.

 

Parameter

s

Kelp species

Bs

Biomass of species s

Ps

Production of species s

Es

Erosion of species s

Ds

Dislodgment of species s

Ms

Mortality of species s

Us

Biomass of species s consumed by sea urchins

d

Depth

t

Time

rm

Rate of kelp production mediated by M. membranacea

ms

Percent of blade area covered on species s by M. membranacea

K

Kelp carrying capacity

ps

Proportion of species s

Ls

Percentage of the distal 1/3 of blade of species s grazed by L. vincta

T

Temperature

wd

Depth-adjusted significant wave height

wl

Mean of the top 1/3 of significant wave heights

µs

Daily mortality rate of species (s)

TIW

Thermal integral over the previous 3 months

g

Individual sea urchin grazing rate

gw

Significant wave height-adjusted individual sea urchin grazing rate

u

Sea urchin density

nd

Vertical water velocity

hd

Horizontal water velocity

k

Wave number

z

Depth at which water velocity is predicted

BT

Total kelp biomass

H

Wave height


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