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Parameter: calcification

Short Description: 
calcification
Short Name: 
calcification
Official Name: 
calcification
Units: 
various
Graphable: 
Yes
External Identifier:
» odo:matches http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P02/current/BEPP
Description

Accumulation of calcium salts including calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in various forms (e.g. aragonite, calcite).  Can be a measured amount, percent of organism, or rate of accumulation.