Parameter: Costal_Tissue_Loss

Dataset: 
Coral histology
Parameter: 
sample description
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 sample_descrip
Short Description:
 sample description
Official Name:
 sample_descrip
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

text description of sample collected

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Costal_Tissue_Loss
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Observed condition of tissue over the costal ridges (extensions of the septa of the corallite); 0 = none; tissue over costae intact; 1 = a few gaps noted; 2 = 1/4 of costae exposed; 3 = 1/2 of costae exposed; 4 = 3/4 of costae exposed; 5 = Most costae exposed; tissues attenuated; retracted