A research team is studying the population dynamics of two interacting species, species A and species B, in a controlled environment. The population of species A, denoted by $A(t)$, is influenced by a seasonal resource availability and the presence of species B. The population of species B, denoted by $B(t)$, is affected by the population of species A as a food source and also experiences exponential decay due to natural attrition.
a. The population of species A can be modelled by the hybrid function:
$$A(t) = \begin{cases} 500 + 100\sin(\frac{\pi t}{6}) - 0.1B(t), & 0 \le t \le 12 \ 500 + 100\sin(\frac{\pi t}{6}) - 0.05B(t), & t > 12 \end{cases}$$
where $t$ is measured in months. Explain the significance of each term in the hybrid function, including the coefficients and the trigonometric component, in the context of the population of species A.
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