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Parameter: Other

Dataset: 
Coral calcification (G) from 1992-2019 in support of Edmunds and Perry (2023) MEPS
Parameter: 
calcification
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 calcification
Short Description:
 calcification
Official Name:
 calcification
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Accumulation of calcium salts including calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in various forms (e.g. aragonite, calcite).  Can be a measured amount, percent of organism, or rate of accumulation.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Other
Supplied Units: 
kilograms of calcium carbonate per meter squared per year (kg CaCO3 m-2 yr-1)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

Coral calcification (G) for pooled taxa (all except the seven most common coral taxa: Orbicella spp., Porites astreoides, Siderastrea siderea, Agaricia agaricites, Millepora spp., Porites porites)