Parameter: sample_name

Dataset: 
Bacterial communities and relative abundances of the pathogen Vibrio coralliilyticus in feces of coral reef fish
Parameter: 
sample identification
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 sample
Short Description:
 sample identification
Official Name:
 sample
No Data Value:
Description:
 

unique sample identification or number; any combination of alpha numeric characters; precise definition is file dependent

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
sample_name
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Biological sample name, contains year ("20"), species abbreviation, and sample number; abbreviations represent species or medium from which sample was derived; Obligate corallivores: Chaetodon ornatissimus, "CHOR"; Chaetodon lunulatus, "CHLU"; Chaetodon reticulatus, "CHRE"; Amanses scopas, "AMSC". Facultative corallivores: Chaetodon citrinellus, "CHCI"; Chaetodon pelewensis, "CHPE"; Chlorurus spilurus, "CHSP". Grazer/detritivores: Ctenochaetus flavicauda, "CTFL"; Ctenochaetus striatus, "CTST"; Zebrasoma scopas, "ZESC". Corals: Acropora hyacinthus "ACR"; Pocillopora species complex, "POC"; Porites lobata species complex, "POR". Algae: mixed communities of turf algae, "Turf"; Asparagopsis, "Asp"; Dictyota, "Dict"; Lobophora, "Lob"; Sargassum, "Sarg"; Turbinaria, "Turb". Environmental: Sediment, "SED"' water, "WAT"