setComponent: Add a dynamical ecosystem component
In mizer: Dynamic Multi-Species Size Spectrum Modelling

setComponent

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Add a dynamical ecosystem component

Description

By default, mizer models any number of size-resolved consumer species and a single size-resolved resource spectrum. Your model may require additional components, like for example detritus or carrion or multiple resources or .... This function allows you to set up such components.

Usage

setComponent(
  params,
  component,
  initial_value,
  dynamics_fun,
  encounter_fun,
  mort_fun,
  component_params
)

removeComponent(params, component)

Arguments

`params`	A MizerParams object
`component`	Name of the component
`initial_value`	Initial value of the component
`dynamics_fun`	Name of function to calculate value at the next time step
`encounter_fun`	Name of function to calculate contribution to encounter rate. Optional.
`mort_fun`	Name of function to calculate contribution to the mortality rate. Optional.
`component_params`	Object holding the parameters needed by the component functions. This could for example be a named list of parameters. Optional.

Details

The component can be a number, a vector, an array, a list, or any other data structure you like.

If you set a component with a new name, the new component will be added to the existing components. If you set a component with an existing name, that component will be overwritten. You can remove a component with removeComponent().