Table I.
Variables mentioned in the main text and figures.
| Variable | Unit | Variable type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| AE | dl | c | Assimilation efficiency of prey biomass by predator |
| CRconst | dl | c | Catabolic respiration rate multiplier against μmT; this is considered to increase in response to raised stress that elicits a metabolic up-shock, such as changes in salinity or pH |
| CRexp | dl | c | Stress-related multiplier upon the value of CRconst |
| Cri | gN gN−1 d−1 | a | Biomass-specific prey capture rate |
| Crit | mgN m−3 d−1 | a | Value of [Crit (↓) − Crit (↑)] defining direction of evol |
| Crit (↓/↑) | mgN m−3 d−1 | a | Net change in population biomass with ↓ or ↑evolving μmRT |
| Dep | m | c | Mixed layer depth |
| Dil | d−1 | c | Dilution rate |
| evol | d−1 | a | Evolutionary increment for change of μmRT, positive (↑) or negative (↓) |
| GRpot | d−1 | a | Potential gross growth rate |
| Grow (↓/↑) | mgN m−3 d−1 | a | Growth in population biomass with ↓ or ↑evolving μmRT |
| Loss(↓/↑) | mgN m−3 d−1 | a | Metabolic-related loss in population biomass with ↓ or ↑evolving μmRT |
| Lossreg | d−1 | a | Metabolic loss rate |
| mc | d−1 | a | Stress-related mortality coefficient |
| M (↓/↑) | mgN m−3 d−1 | a | Mortality in population biomass with ↓ or ↑evolving μmRT |
| Mr | d−1 | a | Intrinsic mortality rate |
| N | mgN m−3 | SV | Inorganic nutrient nitrogen |
| Ninit | mgN m−3 | c | Initial and external N |
| Phyto | mgN m−3 | SV | Phytoplankton biomass |
| Q10 | dl | c | Multiple increase of μmRT per increase in T by 10° |
| RT | °C | c | Reference temperature |
| SfG | dl | a | SfG |
| T | °C | c | Contemporary temperature |
| Tdif | °C | a | T minus reference temperature used to define μmRT |
| Zoo1 | mgN m−3 | SV | Zooplankton(1) biomass |
| Zoo2 | mgN m−3 | SV | Zooplankton(2) biomass |
| μnet | d−1 | a | Net growth rate |
| μm | d−1 | - | Maximum growth rate (in general terms) |
| μmRT | d−1 | SV | Value of μm at reference temperature, RT |
| μmT | d−1 | a | Value of μm at contemporary temperature, T |
| μT | d−1 | a | Emergent growth rate |
| λ | dl | c | Control constant for evol as Crit tends to zero |
Variable types are: c, constant; a, auxiliary (emergent property); SV, state variable; ‘-’ general abbreviation, not used in equations; dl, dimensionless. See Supplementary Appendix for further information and values used in the different simulations.