internal void sequestNutrients(string nutrientName, SoilHorizon soilHorizon, float volume)
{
SoilNutrientManager soilNutrient = soilHorizon.soilNutrientManagers[nutrientName];
float amountAvailableFactor = soilNutrient.getAmountAvailableFactor();
float amount = soilNutrient.amount;
float amountToSequester = volume * currentSequestrationRate * amountAvailableFactor * amount;
soilNutrient.amount -= amountToSequester;
currentLevel += amountToSequester;
}
// TODO: approximation made here that only the first layer of soil can be dug. Alter this for depth.
public void digSoil()
{
SoilHorizon soil = soilHorizons[0];
// firstly, the soil becomes a great deal more porous.
//TODO: have different modifiers for different soil types
soil.porosity = soil.porosityAfterDigging;
// secondly the soil biota decreases.
soil.biota = soil.biotaAfterDigging;
// thirdly aggregate stability decreases
soil.aggregateStability = soil.aggregateStabilityAfterDigging;
// also the amount of nutrient available increases
foreach (string nutrientName in soil.soilNutrientManagers.Keys)
{
//we don't care about water here, because only water content is meaningful
SoilNutrientManager nutrient = soil.soilNutrientManagers[nutrientName];
nutrient.setAmountAvailableFactor(nutrient.postDiggingAvailability);
}
}
