Parameter: Comments

Dataset: 
Octocoral Recruitment
Parameter: 
comments
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 comment
Short Description:
 comments
Official Name:
 comment
No Data Value:
Description:
 

free text comments, may only have meaning to submitting PI

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Comments
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
"No recruits present" indicates quadrats surveyed that contained no recruits;"aa2" refers to individuals that appeared to be A. americana but had somewhat broader branchlets and were not as slimy as classic A. americana. All aa2 colonies that were examined under stereoscope had A. americana;"No measurement" indicates that recruits' heights were not recorded; "X polyps" refers to the number of polyps of the recruit 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 polyps