Data Nugget Terms

coral bleaching

A phenomenon in which algae inside corals die, causing the corals to turn white.

mutualism

A relationship between two species in which both species benefit

tradeoff

An exchange- giving up one thing to get something else.

standard deviation

a computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score

inshore

at sea but close to shore

boldness

behavior that describes whether or not an individual takes risks

cover habitat

edge of the pond

outshore

further from the shore

open water habitat

the area of an aquatic ecosystem where the rooted plants do not reach the surface of the water

standard error

the standard deviation of a sampling distribution