Parameter: epiphyte_load

Dataset: 
TEN Biomass Morphometrics Spring 2018
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: 
epiphyte_load
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
visual epiphyte load estimation on the individual thalassia shoot: 0 = Blades look clean; no epiphytes visible; 1 = Blades have a light or patchy coating of epiphytes; 2 = Moderately dense epiphytes are obvious on most blades; 3 = Almost all blades are densely covered in epiphytic growth; blade surfaces obsured.