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Beach success

Variations: Nesting success

The proportion of nests laid to the total number of crawls on a beach. Mathematically, this is the number of nests laid, divided by the sum of nests laid plus false crawls [ beach success = nests laid / (nests laid + false crawls) ].

Entered by: Michael Coyne
Entered: 2012-11-02 12:57:45