Growth model of the reared sea urchin Paracentrotus ... - SciViews

List of symbols
IW Immersed weight: the weight of a sea urchin measured when
immersed in seawater (in g). See also SIW.
k Kinetic parameter in a growth model. If there are different kinetic
parameters in the same model, they are further labeled with numbers:
k1, k2… (in day -1 ).
L Fuzzy set representing the largest possible size (in mm). See also ML
and S.
l Lag parameter in a growth model with an intraspecific competition
component. Indicate the length of the lag phase, i.e., the degree of
inhibition (dimensionless).
m Parameter in a dimensional model that indicates the power
transformation to apply to be in the best dimension for describing
growth (dimensionless?).
Md Mass density of seawater (in g/l).
MI Maturity index: the arithmetic mean of all maturity stages observed
in a batch. An eight-stage scale of maturity was defined by Spirlet et
al (1998a) for the sea urchin gonads (dimensionless).
ML Membership function for the set L in a fuzzy model with 0 ≤ ML ≤ 1
(dimensionless). See also L and MS.
MS Membership function for the set S in a fuzzy model with 0 ≤ MS ≤ 1
(dimensionless). See also S and ML.
n Number of observations in a dataset (dimensionless).
p Probability of a statistical test, or probability of a value according to
a statistical distribution with 0 ≤ p ≤ 1 (dimensionless).
S Fuzzy set representing the smallest possible size (in mm). See also
MS and L.
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