Parameter: Treatment

Dataset: 
Whelk-Barnacle Predation Experiments
Parameter: 
treatment
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 treatment
Short Description:
 treatment
Official Name:
 treatment
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Experimental conditions applied to experimental units.  In comparative experiments, members of the complementary group, the control group, receive either no treatment or a standard treatment.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Treatment
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Description of the treatment (Cold, Warm, Extra, or NA); See metadata for description of "Cold" and "Warm". "Extra" were additional individuals (whelks) that were kept in case any of the individuals in the treatements had to be changed (i.e., any of the experimental whelks were overly stressed or died).