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Parameter: Main_org_DNA

Dataset: 
PaPaPro benthic biodiversity
Parameter: 
taxon
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 taxon
Short Description:
 taxon
Official Name:
 taxon
No Data Value:
Description:
 

taxonomic group or entity. This may be a family, class, genus, species, etc.; usually this parameter will contain a mixture of taxonomic entities.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Main_org_DNA
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
The organism at the center of the cell; or lacking an organism at the centre then the first organism intercepted at the periphery going clockwise from noon. If no organism visible in the centre or at the periphery or if only sediment visible sift through sediment for organism under the cell; sampled for DNA.