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Parameter: hbact_per_ml

Dataset: 
USVI Time-series
Parameter: 
abundance
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 abundance
Short Description:
 abundance
Official Name:
 abundance
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Amount (number, mass, diversity/species variation) of the specific taxa/group counted per unit area or volume

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
hbact_per_ml
Supplied Units: 
cells per milliliter
Datatype: 
Integer
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Not applicable = data is not relevant; Not collected = data not collected; not processed = sample collected but has not been sent for analysis and processing
Description: 
Number of unpigmented bacteria and archaea, also referred to as heterotrophic microbes, cells per milliliter in reef seawater