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Parameter: delta_gn

Dataset: 
Shaw 2016: Acropora pulchra calcification experiment 2
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: 
delta_gn
Supplied Units: 
milligrams calcium carbonate per centimeter per day (mg CaCO3 cm-2 d-1)
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Change in the surface-area normalized calcification rate between the two treatments