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Technical issues related to the ERICA Tool (on Facilia website)

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Posted: 13/12/2010

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ERICA Tool create organism wizard - how are dimensions and mass used?

From:
Jordi Vives i Batlle
SCK•CEN
Belgium

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Answer:
Wwhen you use the create organism function it uses the mass entered, the ratios of the dimensions and assumes a density of 1 g/cm to estimate the organism size. So if you enter 1 kg as mass you would actually get the same result regardless of the dimensions you enter as long as the ratio of the dimensions is the same try a 1 kg organism of 1mx1mx1m and compare your results to 1kg organism of 0.01mx0.01mx0.01 m.

See Ulanovsky et al. (2008)\ for a more complete explanation.

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