Data used in this question for the Snapper (Pagrus auratus), a fish found in Australian waters is takenfrom Fisheries Research and Development Corporation and also the Australian National SportfishingAssociation, with some modifications.In this question, perform all calculations to two decimal places of accuracy.A von Bertalanffy growth model predicting the average length (cm) of an individual Snapper at age tyears is given byL(t) = 84(1 − 0.90e−0.05t ).(a) What length does the length model predict for a 3 year old fish?(b) Solve the equation L(t) = 25 to find the age at which the model predicts a length of 25cm.Show your working.(c) The weight W (g) of Snapper is related to its length L (cm) by the formulaW = aL3 , a is a constant.Use the fact that the average weight of an individual of length 15cm is 300g to estimate theparameter a.(d) What weight does this model predict for an individual of length 20cm?(e) Use some basic algebra and the index rules to rearrange the formula W = aL3 so that the lengthL is expressed as a function of weight W.(f) Use your answer to (e) to predict the length in metres of a fish weighing 1000g.(g) Use the above answers to give a model for the weight of Snapper in grams at age t years
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Data used in this question for the Snapper (Pagrus auratus), a fish found in Australian waters is takenfrom Fisheries Research and Development Corporation and also the Australian National SportfishingAssociation, with some modifications.In this question, perform all calculations to two decimal places of accuracy.A von Bertalanffy growth model predicting the average length (cm) of an individual Snapper at age tyears is given byL(t) = 84(1 − 0.90e−0.05t ).(a) What length does the length model predict for a 3 year old fish?(b) Solve the equation L(t) = 25 to find the age at which the model predicts a length of 25cm.Show your working.(c) The weight W (g) of Snapper is related to its length L (cm) by the formulaW = aL3 , a is a constant.Use the fact that the average weight of an individual of length 15cm is 300g to estimate theparameter a.(d) What weight does this model predict for an individual of length 20cm?(e) Use some basic algebra and the index rules to rearrange the formula W = aL3 so that the lengthL is expressed as a function of weight W.(f) Use your answer to (e) to predict the length in metres of a fish weighing 1000g.(g) Use the above answers to give a model for the weight of Snapper in grams at age t years
Solution
(a) To find the length of a 3 year old fish, we substitute t=3 into the given equation:
L(t) = 84(1 − 0.90e^−0.05t )
L(3) = 84(1 − 0.90e^−0.05*3)
Calculate the value inside the exponential first, then the exponential, then the multiplication and subtraction, and finally the multiplication by 84.
(b) To find the age at which the model predicts a length of 25cm, we set L(t) = 25 and solve for t:
25 = 84(1 − 0.90e^−0.05t )
First, divide both sides by 84, then add 0.90e^−0.05t to both sides, then take the natural logarithm of both sides, and finally divide by -0.05 to solve for t.
(c) To estimate the parameter a, we use the given information that the average weight of an individual of length 15cm is 300g and the formula W = aL^3:
300 = a*15^3
Solve for a by dividing both sides by 15^3.
(d) To find the predicted weight for an individual of length 20cm, substitute L=20 into the formula W = aL^3 (using the value of a found in part (c)) and calculate.
(e) To express the length L as a function of weight W, rearrange the formula W = aL^3 to L = (W/a)^(1/3).
(f) To predict the length in metres of a fish weighing 1000g, substitute W=1000 into the formula L = (W/a)^(1/3) (using the value of a found in part (c)) and calculate. Remember to convert from cm to m by dividing by 100.
(g) To give a model for the weight of Snapper in grams at age t years, substitute the expression for L(t) from the length model into the weight formula W = aL^3. This gives W(t) = a*(84(1 − 0.90e^−0.05t ))^3.
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