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. 2022 May 10;10(1):coac026. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coac026

Table D2.

Coral model parameters (for typical values, see Cunning et al., 2017)

Environment
Symbol Description Units
Inline graphic Light intensity mol photons mInline graphic dInline graphic
Inline graphic Prey availability mol C LInline graphic
Inline graphic DIN concentration (dissolved inorganic nitrogen) mol N LInline graphic
Parameters
Symbol Description Units
Inline graphic N:C molar ratio in host biomass mol N mol CInline graphic
Inline graphic N:C molar ratio in symbiont biomass mol N mol CInline graphic
Inline graphic N:C molar ratio in prey biomass mol N mol CInline graphic
Inline graphic Maintenance rate of host biomass mol C mol CInline graphic dInline graphic
Inline graphic Maintenance rate of symbiont biomass mol C mol CInline graphic dInline graphic
Inline graphic Proportion N turnover recycled in host mol N mol NInline graphic
Inline graphic Proportion host metabolic Inline graphic recycled to photosynthesis mol C mol CInline graphic
Inline graphic Proportion N turnover recycled in symbiont mol N mol NInline graphic
Inline graphic Proportion symbiont metabolic Inline graphic recycled to photosynthesis mol C mol CInline graphic
Inline graphic Maximum prey assimilation rate from host feeding mol C mol CInline graphic dInline graphic
Inline graphic Half-saturation constant for prey assimilation mol C LInline graphic
Inline graphic Maximum host DIN uptake rate mol N mol CInline graphic dInline graphic
Inline graphic Half-saturation constant for host DIN uptake mol N LInline graphic
Inline graphic Efficacy of Inline graphic delivery to photosynthesis by host CCMs mol C mol CInline graphic
Inline graphic Maximum specific growth rate of host mol C mol CInline graphic dInline graphic
Inline graphic Quantum yield of photosynthesis for symbiont mol C mol photonsInline graphic
Inline graphic Yield of biomass formation from carbon -
Inline graphic Effective light-absorbing cross-section of symbiont mInline graphic mol CInline graphic
Inline graphic NPQ capacity of symbiont mol photons mol CInline graphic dInline graphic
Inline graphic Excess photon energy that doubles ROS production in symbiont, relative to baseline levels mol photons mol CInline graphic dInline graphic
Inline graphic Maximum specific photosynthesis rate of symbiont mol C mol CInline graphic dInline graphic
Inline graphic Maximum specific growth rate of symbiont mol C mol CInline graphic dInline graphic
Inline graphic Scaling parameter for bleaching response, symbiont -