agruss2
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8 years ago To my mind, it is the responsability of the OSMOSE user to indicate in the “osm_param-species.csv” file that he/she needs an age at sexual maturity or a size at sexual maturity for a given focal functional group. Thefore, I am going to close the present issue and move the text to the wiki: https://github.com/jhpoelen/fb-osmose-bridge/wiki/OSMOSE
In the “osm_param-species.csv” file, for each high trophic level (HTL) group, both an age at sexual maturity ("species.maturity.age.sp" parameter) and a size at sexual maturity (“species.maturity.size.sp” parameter) are provided. If a value is given to both the "species.maturity.age.sp" and “species.maturity.size.sp” parameters, then OSMOSE will use only the information provided for the “species.maturity.size.sp” parameter, since this information appears last in the “osm_param-species.csv” file. Therefore, it is necessary to indicate that the "species.maturity.age.sp" parameter or the “species.maturity.size.sp” parameter is “null”, depending on the information that the user wants OSMOSE to use; for example, in the West Florida Shelf case study, if the user wants OSMOSE to use a size at sexual maturity for Scomberomorus cavalla (sp0), then “species.maturity.age.sp0” must be set to "null", while the “species.maturity.size.sp0” parameter must be set to 73.4.
In the West Florida Shelf case study, a size at sexual maturity is needed for all the HTL groups represented in the model (i.e.,, all the “species.maturity.age.sp” must be "null"). However, there may be OSMOSE applications where a size at sexual maturity is needed for some of the HTL groups represented in the model, while an age at sexual maturity is needed for all the other HTL groups represented in the model.