Takes the density-independent rates \(R_p\) of egg production and returns reduced, density-dependent rates \(R\) as $$R = \frac{R_p}{1+(b\ R_p)^c}$$
SheperdRDD(rdi, species_params, ...)Vector of density-independent reproduction rates \(R_p\) for all species.
A species parameter dataframe. Must contain columns
sheperd_b and sheperd_c with the parameters b and c.
Unused
Vector of density-dependent reproduction rates.
Other functions calculating density-dependent reproduction rate:
BevertonHoltRDD(),
RickerRDD(),
constantRDD(),
noRDD()