Parameter: Sector

Dataset: 
Parameter: 
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 site_descrip
Short Description:
 site description
Official Name:
 site_descrip
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Description or characteristics of a sampling site

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Sector
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
Description: 
The specific sector within the quadrat in which this specimen was observed. One of four 0.25m^2 quadrants within a full quadrat; the first is 'NL" and is the sector at which the Waypoint is recorded; an additional 3 sectors are layed out linearly side-by-side, named 'FL', 'FFL', and 'FFFL'; together 4 sectors make up 1m^2 quadrat unless otherwise noted