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growthmodels (version 1.0.0)

vonBertalanffy: von Bertalanffy growth model

Description

Computes the von Bertalanffy growth model $$y(t) = (\alpha^(1-m) - \beta * exp(-k t))^(1/(1-m))$$

Usage

vonBertalanffy(t, alpha, beta, k, m)

Arguments

t
time
alpha
upper asymptote
beta
growth range
k
growth rate
m
slope of growth

References

D. Fekedulegn, M. Mac Siurtain, and J. Colbert, "Parameter estimation of nonlinear growth models in forestry," Silva Fennica, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 327-336, 1999.

Examples

Run this code
growth <- vonBertalanffy(0:10, 10, 0.5, 0.3, 0.5)

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