Background
PV is the acronym used to describe this type of renewable energy.
What is photovoltaic solar?
The length of the sampling transect across three different area types.
What is 3000m?
One of the major issues with Figure 1.
What are Y-axis labels?
These play a critical role in Carbon and Nitrogen cycles of desert ecosystems.
What are biological soil crusts?
The number of sites along the transect line where BSC's were collected.
What is 9?
Two species richness estimators.
What is ACE (Abundance-based Coverage Estimator) and Chao1?
This ecosystem type is considered as one of the ecosystems most sensitive to climate change.
The number of replicates in total across all three treatments.
What is 15?
General take on sections 3.5 and 3.6.
Unable to ascertain statistical methods, complex analyses hiding simple truths?
Complex assemblages of surface soil microorganisms.
What are biological soil crusts?
DNA extraction and amplification (PCR).
What were the authors' methods for quantifying soil microbial communities?
Major issue with section 3.4.
What is a lack of estimates and P values which would allow one to understand biological and statistical effects?
Amount of terrestrial land covered by biological soil crusts.
What is 12%?
Total carbon and nitrogen, pH, soil temperature and moisture.
The problem with running an unknown number of statistical tests.
What is Type I error rate?