Preprint volume - SIBM

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Topic 2: MARINE ORGANISMS AND ECOSYSTEMS AS MODEL SYSTEMS
coral colonies. Using the Classification Tree (see a sample branch in Fig. 2) not only
provided slightly better weight estimates (MSE=355.7),
Wet weight (g)
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y = 0,4634x 1,9125
R 2 = 0,524
0
0 5 10 15 20 25
Basal diameter (mm)
Fig. 1 – Regression of wet weight vs. basal diameter.
Regressione del peso umido sul diametro basale.
=14
=20
number of apices
=27 >27
>14 =23
>20
8 mm ≤ basal ∅ 23
=25 >25 =56 >56
17 g 26 g 31 g 36 g 40 g 55 g 99 g
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