project 05

Dendropoma Maximum presence and distribution across 3 reef systems

Izzy Meyerson, Abby Cummings



We carried out an independent research project in Palau in June and July of 2022 to measure the impact of dendropoma maximum on coral reef systems.


Methods:
           literature review
           posing research questions
           hypothesis testing
           statistical analysis
           non-metric multidimensional scaling
           analysis of limitations
           regression analysis
           data visualization
           time series analysis
            experimental design
            
        
Figures made using Matlab, RStudio, and Pandas