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Convert Biovolume to Carbon for Non-Diatom Protists

Source: R/ifcb_helper_functions.R
vol2C_nondiatom.Rd

This function converts biovolume in microns^3 to carbon in picograms for protists besides large diatoms (> 3000 micron^3) according to Menden-Deuer and Lessard 2000. The formula used is: log pgC cell^-1 = log a + b * log V (um^3), with log a = -0.665 and b = 0.939.

Usage

vol2C_nondiatom(volume)

Arguments

volume

A numeric vector of biovolume measurements in microns^3.

Value

A numeric vector of carbon measurements in picograms.

Examples

volume <- c(5000, 10000, 20000)
iRfcb:::vol2C_nondiatom(volume)
#> [1]  643.1804 1233.1048 2364.1072