Parameter: area_shell_mm2

Dataset: 
limpet mass and body volume
Parameter: 
No BCO-DMO term
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 no_bcodmo_term
Short Description:
 No BCO-DMO term
Official Name:
 no_bcodmo_term
No Data Value:
Description:
 

An association with a community-wide standard parameter has not yet been made.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
area_shell_mm2
Supplied Units: 
mm^2
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
projected area of limpet shell when viewed from above; measured using the digital image of the shell in ImageJ by painting the outline of the shell and calculating the enclosed area. This same method was used to estimate limpet growth in the field using digital images taken from overhead.