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Parameter: Bites_min

Dataset: 
Fish abundance: canopy effect fish assemblage
Parameter: 
count
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 count
Short Description:
 count
Official Name:
 count
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Number of individuals counted in sample or sample fraction

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Bites_min
Supplied Units: 
bites/minute
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Overall Number of grazing contacts (bites) on the benthos for all fish present in the 2x1m quadrat during the 5th observation minute. If the same fish entered the quadrat repeatedly they were scored as one individual