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Parameter: Porites

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 proportion_cover
Short Description:
 proportion_cover
Official Name:
 proportion_cover
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Proportion (0-1) of an area that is covered by an identified category.  Often used as a proportion of the seafloor covered by an organism or sediment category.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Porites
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Proportion (0-1) of sample that is covered by category 'Porites'. See Methods and Sampling section for more details.