For each species, returns the rate at which energy is lost to metabolic respiration
by all individuals of that species. Note that this is different from the
respiration rate \(R\) used by Ecopath models, see getRespiration().
Details
The respiration rate \(K_i\) is calculated as
$$K_i = \int_{w_0}^{w_{max}} k_i(w) N_i(w) dw$$
where \(k_i(w)\) is the metabolic rate of an individual of species \(i\)
and weight \(w\) (calculated with getMetabolicRate) and
\(N_i(w)\) is the number density of species \(i\) at weight \(w\).
Used internally by matchConsumption() to help scale metabolic loss to match observed consumption.
See also
Other rate functions:
getConsumption(),
getDietMatrix(),
getEcotrophicEfficiency(),
getGonadicProduction(),
getM0B(),
getM2B(),
getOffspringProduction(),
getProduction(),
getReproductiveLoss(),
getRespiration(),
getSomaticProduction(),
getTotalProduction(),
getUnassimilated(),
getZB()