R/FatEst.R

In josephstatwick/EagleModelCalc: Eagle fatality calculator for wind farms

#' @title Fatality Estimator
#' @author Joe Statwick (Arcadis)
#'
#' @description This function is for estimating the fatality rate of birds based on an observed number of carcasses.
#' @param carcasses Number of carcasses found
#' @param FatEfficiency Searcher efficiency rate for large birds
#' @param FatRemoval Carcass removal rate for large birds at search interval
#' @export
#' 

FatEst<-function(carcasses,FatEfficiency = 1,FatPersistance = 0.82){
Fatestimate<-carcasses/FatEfficiency/FatPersistance 
return(Fatestimate)
}