Parameter: Area

Dataset: 
Octocoral Recruitment
Parameter: 
surface_area
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 surface_area
Short Description:
 surface_area
Official Name:
 surface_area
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

The total area of the surface of a three-dimensional object or organism. For example, a coral colony.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Area
Supplied Units: 
centimeters squared
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Applies to scleractinian corals. Elipsoid area calculated from the major and minor axes