Parameter: Recruitment

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 abundance
Short Description:
 abundance
Official Name:
 abundance
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Amount (number, mass, diversity/species variation) of the specific taxa/group counted per unit area or volume

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Recruitment
Supplied Units: 
corals/tile
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
mean number of coral recruits counted on the tiles (15 x 15 x 1 cm). Corals were counted on top; bottom; and side. Values are the mean of a cluster of 15 tiles at each site/time unless as noted in manuscript.