END simulation design for “Niche Interests”

[Xxiao-Li]

Approaches to building food web structure:

• Niche
• Cascade
• L-matrix
• ADBM
• Latent trait model (LTM)
• Random

END parameters and simulation settings:

Body mass:

• For niche, cascade, and random networks, will use Z = 100 in the END
• For L-matrix, ADBM and LTM, species body masses will be rescaled by dividing by the minimum producer's body mass.

Metabolic class:

• Producer
• Invertebrate

Functional response: Classic response, holling exponent = 2

No nutrients

No mortality.

END simulation output:

• Persistence;
• Maximum trophic level;
• Total Biomass;
• Shannon;
• Evenness;
• Resilience; (using EcoNetPostProcessing.jl)
• Reactivity; (using EcoNetPostProcessing.jl)