Corn is King - Broussard & Turner Flashcards
1
Q
What is the big picture of this study?
A
Eutrophication leads to harming of ecosystem services
2
Q
What is this eutrophication driven by? (Mid level)
A
Agriculture and nitrate ions (fertilisers)
3
Q
What is hypothesis?
A
Proportion of land in corn/crops in watershed affect how much nitrate is seen in the water of streams in a watershed
4
Q
What are the two variables?
A
Proportion of land in crops
Nitrate levels
5
Q
What types of variable are proportion of land in crops and nitrate levels?
A
Continuous for both
6
Q
What type of statistical test can take place?
A
Linear Regression
7
Q
How was ANOVA also used in this study?
A
Throughout categorical variable of timeframes and the continuous variable of nitrate concentration over those periods.
