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Table 1 List of model variables

From: An epidemiological model for proliferative kidney disease in salmonid populations

Symbol

Variablea

Dimension

B S

Biomass of susceptible bryozoans

[ML-3]

B C

Biomass of covertly infected bryozoans

[ML-3]

B O

Biomass of overtly infected bryozoans

[ML-3]

S S

Non-infected statoblast abundance

[L-3]

S I

Infected statoblast abundance

[L-3]

F S

Susceptible fish abundance

[L-3]

F E

Exposed fish abundance

[L-3]

F I

Infected fish abundance

[L-3]

F C

Carrier fish abundance

[L-3]

Z B

Abundance of spores released by bryozoans

[L-3]

Z F

Abundance of spores released by fish

[L-3]

\( {Z}_B^{*}={\beta}_F{Z}_B \)

Abundance of equivalent spores released by bryozoans

[T-1]

\( {Z}_F^{*}={\beta}_B{Z}_F \)

Abundance of equivalent spores released by fish

[T-1]

  1. aAll model variables are referred to a water volume