Calculate k Growth Coefficient

The k function is used to calculate the growth coefficient 'k' used in the von Bertanlanffy growth models.

k(L.max, L.asym, Time)

Arguments

L.max	numeric; maximum length observed across all samples
L.asym	numeric; asymptotic length
Time	numeric; estimated time to reach maximum length

Value

The value returned is the growth coefficient 'k' used in the von Bertanlanffy growth model

References

Hall-Aspland, S. A., Rogers, T. L., & Canfield, R. B. (2005). Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis reveals seasonal variation in the diet of leopard seals. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 305, 249-259.

Author

The function was written by Gary Truong with collaboration from Ben Walker and Anna Lewis from the University of New South Wales

Examples

k(L.max = 148.5, L.asym = 150, Time = 365)
#> [1] 0.01262