Parameter: meas_descrip

Dataset: 
Fauna on restored oyster reefs
Parameter: 
sample description
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: 
meas_descrip
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

description of the dimensions measured for each organism. A maximum one-dimensional measurement were chosen for each taxon: For all crabs and horseshoe crabs: carapace width (CW) is reported. For shrimps: carapace length (CL) is reported. For scallops and clams: shell diameter (SD) is reported per Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries "How to Measure Shellfish Recreational Saltwater Fishing Regulations" (PDF available under Supplemental Files). For snails: shell height (SH) is reported. For fishes: total length (TL) is reported. For slipper shells: shell length (SL) is reported. Sizes of polychaetes and ribbon worms are excluded as the length of these organisms is challenged by the identification of their posterior.