| Name | Column Label | Definition | Type of Value | Measurement Type | Measurement Domain | Missing Value Code | Accuracy Report | Accuracy Assessment | Coverage | Method |
| Site |
| Experimental study site/estuary within each region; Two sites per region |
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| Cage # |
| ID number of caging enclosure |
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| Def | Number assigned based on relative positioning to other cages |
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| Treatment |
| Experimental treatment |
| nominal |
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| Subcage/phantom |
| Indicates whether recovered clam came from a subcaged or phantom caged location |
| nominal |
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| On/off reef |
| Whether clams were planted on or off the reef (for untagged live clams, on/off reef will be unknown) |
| nominal |
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| Total live |
| Total number of live clams recovered (initially planted 60 live clams per cage, 10 in each of the 3 subcage areas and 10 in each of the 3 phantom areas. In each area, 5 were planted on reef and 5 were planted off reef). Did not count or measure recovered clams that were smaller than the smallest clams we initially planted, as they must not have been ones that we planted. |
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| Unit | dimensionless |
| Type | natural |
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| Total dead |
| Total number of dead clams recovered (total number of distinct individuals based on inventory of single and paired valves recovered; includes dead clams with shell damage) |
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| Unit | dimensionless |
| Type | natural |
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| Dead damaged |
| Number of dead clams that had shell damage (cracked or drill hole) |
| ratio |
| Unit | dimensionless |
| Type | natural |
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| Notes |
| Additional notes |
| nominal |
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