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Category |
Code |
Description |
Source |
Reference |
Active
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Alias
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Measurement
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PSS78-SalinityCalc
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Seawater salinity calculated from conductivity, temperature and pressure sensor measurements, based on the Practical Salinity Scale 1978 (PSS-78) and adopted by UNESCO in 1981 as the standard method for calculating salinity from conductivity measurements.
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Y
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MEASUREMENT
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BIOHabitatMetric013
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Percent of the sample represented by the 2 most abundant taxa
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Y
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Collection
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Electrofish-backpack
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Fish collection, electro-shock via backpack-mounted unit
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Y
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Derivation
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USGS-STREAMSTATS
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Streamflow calculated by USGS StreamStats model.
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Y
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Collection
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POCIS
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Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Sampler (POCIS)
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Y
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Measurement
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TDS-METER
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Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) by Field Meter.
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Y
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TDSMETER
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COLLECTION
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CORE-BX.0169
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Corer, box, 0.0169 m2 (13x13 cm)
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Y
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COLLECTION
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SUMMACANISTER
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Summa Canister
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Y
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COLLECTION
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PNET-MISC
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Plankton net, type unspecified
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Y
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COLLECTION
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FISH-NET-GILL
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Fish collection, netting, gill net
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Y
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Collection
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PassDiffAirTube
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Passive Diffusive Axial (Tube-Style) Air Sampler
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Y
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COLLECTION
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CORE-B.018
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Corer, Balchek gravity, 0.018 m2
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Y
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Measurement
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FlowmeterEM
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Flowmeter, electromagnetic
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Y
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Collection
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PUMP-HAND-VACUUM
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Pump, hand vacuum
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Y
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PUMP-HANDVAC
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Collection
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TedlarBag
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Tedlar Bag – Air/Gas Grab Sampler
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Y
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COLLECTION
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CORE-BX.16
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Corer, box, 0.16 m2
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Y
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MEASUREMENT
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QUANTUMSEN
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Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) by Quantum Sensor
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Y
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COLLECTION
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CORE-VIBRA
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Corer, Vibra-, size unspecified
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Y
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MEASUREMENT
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BIOHabitatMetric001
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Percent of the taxa in the sample that breathe air directly rather than extracting it from water using gills.
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Y
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MEASUREMENT
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STAGE-TRAN
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Surface water/stream stage by pressure transducer.
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Y
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Collection
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FISH-NET-BEACHSEINE
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Fish collection, netting, beach seine
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Y
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Collection
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SonicSplitSpoon
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Sonic drill with spilt spoon sampler
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Y
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PREPARATION
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SIEVE-0.250MM
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Sieved with 0.250 millimeter screen
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Y
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MEASUREMENT
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BIOHabitatMetric028
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Index measuring the tolerance to heavy metal toxicity of the community represented by the sample
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Y
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COLLECTION
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NISKIN
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Bottle, Niskin
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Y
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Derivation
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AverageDepth
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Average stream depth, calculated by total cross-sectional area (sq ft) divided by wetted width (ft)
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Y
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AVGDEPTH
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COLLECTION
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AUGER-HND
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Auger, hand
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Y
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ANALYSIS
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UNKNOWN-SQ
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Unknown method - legacy data from SEDQUAL sediments database.
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Y
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Collection
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GlassBottleAirSamp
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Glass bottle sampler for air and gas.
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Y
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Bottle-Vac
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MEASUREMENT
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RAINGAGE
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Rain Gage
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Y
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MEASUREMENT
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GrainSizeEST
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Visual estimate to determine particle/grain size present in a sample
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Y
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COLLECTION
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SCOOP-PLAS
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Scoop or spoon, plastic
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Y
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Collection
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PeriphytonMultiple
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Periphyton Sampling Methods for composite sample containing material collected from multiple (more than two) kinds of habitats
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Y
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Collection
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FISH-ANGLING
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Fish collection, with rod, hook, and line.
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Y
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COLLECTION
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BONGONET1
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Plankton net, paired Bongo, 0.1 m2
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Y
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MEASUREMENT
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BIOHabitatMetric041
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Number of organisms in the sample that are sensitive to perturbation
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Y
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Collection
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COMP-WATERCOLUMN
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Composite water sample, constant volume. Samples of equal volume are taken at different water column depths and composited.
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Y
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COLLECTION
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GRAB-POWER
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Grab sampler, powered pneumatic
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Y
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BIOASSAY
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UNKNOWN-BIOASSAY
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Unknown bioassay method - only for historic data or results where the method can't be determined.
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Y
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COLLECTION
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FAUCET
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Water sample, faucet closest to well, pre-treatment, purged before collection
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Y
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PRESERVATION
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ETHANOL85
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Sample preserved in 85% ethanol-filled container upon collection.
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Y
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COLLECTION
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PNET-PS.1
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Plankton net, 0.1 m2 Puget Sound, opening and closing
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Y
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Collection
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PeeperCylinderPolyP
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Peeper Multi-Chambered Cylindrical Passive Sampling Device with Polypropylene Semi-Permeable Membranes
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Y
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MEASUREMENT
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BIOHabitatMetric052
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Number of Trichoptera Taxa present in the sample
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Y
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Measurement
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ISE-NO3
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Ion-Selective Electrode Probe for Field Measurement of Nitrate Ions in Water
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Y
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Collection
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Electrofish-boat
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Fish collection, electro-shock via boat-mounted unit
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Y
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MEASUREMENT
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BIOHabitatMetric038
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The ratio of organisms that feed on attached periphyton (Scrapers) to the number of Scrapers and Filterers (organisms that feed by filtering organic matter from the water column) combined.
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Y
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Collection
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Niskin-HandClose
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Bottle, Niskin, hand-lowered by line to target (nominal) depth and hand-triggered to close via brass messenger.
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Y
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Measurement
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FID-METER
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Flame Ionization Detector (FID), field meter for VOCs and other gases
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Y
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FIDMETER
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MEASUREMENT
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BIOHabitatMetric044
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Number of taxa in the sample that requires more than a year to complete one generation
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Y
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1503 records
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