Table 1.
Values, symbols, description and units of the different parameters used in the model.
| Ecophysiological process | Parameters | Values | Units | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predation (P) | pmax | 0.1399 | gC.ind−1.d-1 | Theoretical predation rate of 1 g CM individual at 0 °C and with unlimited food; log(C) = b.log(B) + a (adapted from Acuna, et al.66) |
| bp | 0.8856 | dimensionless | ||
| kp | [3 × 10−5: 2 × 10−5: 2 × 10−4] | gC.L−1 | Half saturation coefficient for predation (this study) | |
| Respiration (R) | Ro | 2.80 | μmolO2.d−1 | Theoretical respiration rate of 1 g WM individual at 0 °C (adapted from Lilley, et al.34) |
| br | 0.934 | dimensionless | Allometric exponent for the effect of individual mass on respiration rate (adapted from Lilley, et al.34) | |
| Reproduction (Re) | are | 0.07 | dimensionless | Allometric exponent for the production of eggs (adapted from Lilley, et al.34) |
| bre | 4.66 | dimensionless | ||
| We | 1.52 × 10−6 | gC.eggs−1 | Eggs carbon mass34 | |
| cre | [1: 0.1: 3] | dimensionless | Proportion of mucus production during spawn (this study) | |
| spn | [0.4: 0.1: 1] | d−1 | Spawning rate (this study) | |
| Assimilation (A) | amax | [0.5: 0.1: 1] | dimensionless | Maximal assimilation rate (this study) |
| ka | [1.5 × 10−5: 0.5 × 10−5: 5 × 10−5] | gC.L−1 | Half saturation coefficient for assimilation (this study) | |
| Excretion (Ex) | ce | [0: 0.2: 2] | dimensionless | Proportion of excretion production (this study) |
| Conversion factor | β | 447 × 10−3 | J.μmolO2−1 | Coefficient to convert from oxygen units to energy units67,74 |
| α | 2.28 × 10−5 | gC.J−1 | Coefficient to convert from energy units to carbon units67 | |
| t10 | 1.066 | dimensionless | Tenth root of the Q10 coefficient which describes by how much as a rate changes with a 10 °C increase in temperature (adapted from Lilley, et al.34) | |
| Food concentration | Flab | [0.7 × 10−5: 0.1 × 10−5: 1.2 × 10−5] | gC.L−1 | Prey concentration in laboratory condition (this study) |