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Calculates molar and mass N:P ratios for consumption, growth, excretion and egestion. Useful for understanding nutritional ecology and stoichiometric balance.

Usage

calculate_np_ratios(nitrogen_fluxes, phosphorus_fluxes, ratio_type = "mass")

Arguments

nitrogen_fluxes

List result from calculate_nutrient_balance (nitrogen component)

phosphorus_fluxes

List result from calculate_nutrient_balance (phosphorus component)

ratio_type

Type of ratio ("mass" or "molar"), default "mass"

Value

List with N:P ratios for all processes

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# From nutrient balance results
nutrient_results <- calculate_nutrient_balance(consumption, weight_gain, nutrient_params)
np_ratios <- calculate_np_ratios(nutrient_results$nitrogen, nutrient_results$phosphorus)
} # }