Parameter: Coverage

Dataset: 
Intertidal community: California and Baja California
Parameter: 
percent coverage
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 percent_cover
Short Description:
 percent coverage
Official Name:
 percent_cover
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Percent cover is a method of determining relative abundance of a plant or sessile animal based on the amount of space they occupy within a plot of substrate. In this method, rather than counting the number of individuals, each species is assigned a percent cover based on a visual estimate of how much of the sample plot they occupy.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Coverage
Supplied Units: 
percent (%)
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

Coverage of species that may have been observed in quadrat. Values indicate visual estimates of % area covered by this species. Total cover of a quadrat across multiple species may exceed 100% due to layering.