Parameter: RELATIVE_ADULT_MOBILITY

Master parameters information
Short Name:
 sample_descrip
Short Description:
 sample description
Official Name:
 sample_descrip
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

text description of sample collected

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
RELATIVE_ADULT_MOBILITY
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
A scoring level with four modalities taken from sFDVent, which captures the ability of a species to move around its environment as an adult. "Sessile" (level 1) indicates this species is permanently attached at the base. "Movement restricted" (level 2) indicates the movement of this species is restricted, for example, a species only lives in (or moves in) a burrow. "Crawler" (level 3) indicates movement is partially restricted or slow, for example a snail or echinoderm that crawls along the substratum. "Freely mobile" (level 4) indicates movement is unrestricted, for example a swimmer, which moves through the water column