Parameter: Trophic_Treatment

Dataset: 
Mesocosm study: algae eaten
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: 
Trophic_Treatment
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Trophic treatment condition; "no-predator" = four snails and four circular pieces of macroalgae on one side of the barrier, "cue only" = one sea star was housed on one side of the barrier with four snails and macroalgae on the other side, "complete interaction" = one sea star, four snails, and macroalgae all placed on one side of the barrier together, "no prey/no grazing" = one sea star was placed on one side of the barrier with the macroalgae on the other.