Parameter: growth_asym

Dataset: 
Colony to colony interactions
Parameter: 
sample description
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 sample_descrip
Short Description:
 sample description
Official Name:
 sample_descrip
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

text description of sample collected

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
growth_asym
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Only the octocorals with an asymmetric colony form attributable to the presence of another octocoral were scored as asymmetric (1) in this study. All other colonies including those that were asymmetric as a result of growing adjacent to a physical obstruction were scored (0)