Parameter: Block

Dataset: 
Percent cover measure of mussel bed succession on rocky shores due to intra-population variation in dogwhelk drilling
Parameter: 
sample identification
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 sample
Short Description:
 sample identification
Official Name:
 sample
No Data Value:
Description:
 

unique sample identification or number; any combination of alpha numeric characters; precise definition is file dependent

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Block
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
Integer
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Block number. Plots were grouped into blocks such that 5 experimental plots were placed near each other. Each block contained dogwhelks from the same family, with each cage randomly assigned to contain snails from one of the four early-life diet treatments, plus a reference cage with no dogwhelks.