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Parameter: Wat_cont

Dataset: 
Trait Data
Parameter: 
weight
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 weight
Short Description:
 weight
Official Name:
 weight
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Weight of a sample or object; see dataset for units of measurement. Weight is a physical quality inhering in a bearer that has mass near a gravitational body. (Mass and weight are not equivalent.)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Wat_cont
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Water Content: mean of at least five individuals, calculated as [(1 _ (DW/WW)) _ 100] (DW: Dry weight, WW: Wet weight).