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Parameter: Percent_dinoflagellates

Dataset: 
Phytoplankton cell count
Parameter: 
relative abundance
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 relative_abund
Short Description:
 relative abundance
Official Name:
 relative_abund
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Relative abundance is the proportion or percent composition of an organism (or other group of items) of a particular kind relative to the total number of organisms in a sample.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Percent_dinoflagellates
Supplied Units: 
percent
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
NA
Description: 

The percentage of dinoflagellates in the total cell count