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Parameter: Cover_5

Dataset: 
Benthic cover quadrats and photos
Parameter: 
site description
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 site_descrip
Short Description:
 site description
Official Name:
 site_descrip
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Description or characteristics of a sampling site

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Cover_5
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Primary cover #5 within the quadrat. A period symbol "." in this column indicates there was no coral. A question mark indicates "could not determine." Columns Cover_1,Cover_2,Cover_3,Cover_4,Cover_5 represent the dominant cover types (up to five) within the quadrat.