Parameter: Turf

Dataset: 
Seagrass Braun-Blanquet Surveys
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: 
Turf
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

The number of individuals of unknown species of macroalgae counted per quadrat. The count is represented as percent cover data following a 'typical' Braun Blanquet design. 0.1 is one individual, 0.5 is more than one but few, 1 20%-40%, 2 = 40%-20%, 3 = 60%-40%, 4 = 80%-60%, 5 = 80%-100%.