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Parameter: BactAbund

Dataset: 
Biogeochemical survey 2015-2018
Parameter: 
bacterial abundance
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 bact_abund
Short Description:
 bacterial abundance
Official Name:
 bact_abundance
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Any enumeration (counts, abundance, concentration) of bacteria (Kingdom Monera so includes cyanobacteria) designated by means other than taxonomic names (e.g. total) in any body of fresh or salt water.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
BactAbund
Supplied Units: 
10^8 cells/liter (E8 cells/L)
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Bacterial abundance by epifluorescent microscopy and flow cytometry (Porter & Feig,1980; Halewood et al, 1980)