Parameter: youngest_stage

Dataset: 
Zostera marina flowering shoots
Parameter: 
stage
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 stage
Short Description:
 stage
Official Name:
 stage
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Organism life history stage, reported as a code or text.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
youngest_stage
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
The flowering stage that the youngest spathe on a given flowering shoot is in at time of collection. The youngest spathe is considered the topmost spathe on a shoot. Stages were defined following De Cock (1980); see metadata for description.