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Parameter: standardized_calcification_anom

Dataset: 
Calcification Comparison
Parameter: 
calcification
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 calcification
Short Description:
 calcification
Official Name:
 calcification
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Accumulation of calcium salts including calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in various forms (e.g. aragonite, calcite).  Can be a measured amount, percent of organism, or rate of accumulation.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
standardized_calcification_anom
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Standardized anomaly of calcification rate, which were calculated for each study by subtracting the measured calcification rate of each coral from the overall calcification mean and dividing by the standard deviation