Cardiac hypertrophy was measured subjectively based upon the surrogate nuclear features of size, hyperchromasia, and irregularity of the nuclear membranes [ 10].
We cross the line, however, when we pitch constructed wetlands without mentioning the caveat that these surrogate ecologic features are intended to become contaminated (per heavy metal sinks, for example) and that this will impair other uses for these facilities, including use as habitat for species that rely on wetlands and cannot discern the real from the fake.
Considering the diversity of surrogates, more feature samples might be generated close to the local optimum.
Case in point: in a gesture that calls to mind both the paintings of the Renaissance artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo and Lady Gaga's notorious meat dress, with maybe a dash of the flying fruit and dancing chickens from Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" thrown in, a video by a neo-classic rock Canadian band called Zeus features surrogate versions of the musicians fashioned out of food.
The difficulty here is highlighted by the number of possible combinations of study area, extent, resolution, surrogate type, test features, and analytical method.
This is the first time the individual effects of four key factors; 1) choice of surrogate, 2) test features 3) study area, and 4) testing method have been considered when evaluating surrogates.
Complementary to meta-analysis, we identified the individual influence of four factors; study area, surrogate type, test features, and testing method, likely to influence surrogate effectiveness by systematic explorations of their variations within a well-studied system.
Pattern-based tests [e.g. 20], [26], [27] directly measure the spatial relationship between the surrogate and test features, but do not directly assess the outcomes of alternative conservation decisions.
Our three analytical approaches for testing surrogates, below, were based on reserve selection procedures and required conservation targets for both surrogates and test features.
Several of the shows are featuring surrogate battles.
