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Parameter: larval_age

Dataset: 
FL Multispecies Otolith Data
Parameter: 
age
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 age
Short Description:
 age
Official Name:
 age
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Estimated age of an organism or a sample. Units and methods vary by dataset (e.g. years, months, days); values are numeric.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
larval_age
Supplied Units: 
days
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Refers to the larval age in days. This is calculated as the total number of increments minus one, since the first increment number designates the core of the otolith.