Parameter: Algal_treatment

Dataset: 
Coral turf allelopathy 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: 
Algal_treatment
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Indicates the algal treatment used in the coral-algal experiment. Options are 1) the algae used in the coral-algal contact experiment (Amansia, S nigricans turf, Macroalgae mimic, etc.), 2) the source of surface extract in the allelopathy experiment (e.g. Control, S nigiricans turf, S punctatus turf), or 3) the source and season of the turf used in the seasonal allelopathy experiment (e.g. Summer S nigricans turf, Winter S nigricans turf, Summer S punctatus turf, Winter S punctatus turf), unitless