Parameter: species_abbreviation

Dataset: 
Carribean sponges - bulk isotopes
Parameter: 
species
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 species
Short Description:
 species
Official Name:
 species
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

a taxonomic binomial that consists of a genus name followed by the species name of an organism

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
species_abbreviation
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
Abreviated codes for species names of each sample. Acau = Aplysina cauliformis, Ibir = Iotrochota birotulata, Ndig = Niphates digitalis, Xmut = Xestospongia muta.