Parameter: Growth

Dataset: 
Doo et al. 2018, Coral Reefs - Mesocosm buoyant weight data
Parameter: 
growth
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 growth
Short Description:
 growth
Official Name:
 growth
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

The act or process of increasing in physical size.  Exact definition and use are dataset dependent.  See dataset documentation for specific details.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Growth
Supplied Units: 
grams
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Change in weight (g) obtained by buoyant weighing pre and post experiment, and later converted to mass of CaCO3 and normalized to surface area of coral tissue (Stimson and Kinzie 1991).