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          http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P05/current/002/1/ | 
        
        
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          International Standards Organisation ISO19115 Topic Categories | 
        
        
        
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              biota
            
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          | Definition | 
          Flora and/or fauna in the natural environment.  Examples: wildlife; vegetation; biological sciences; ecology; wilderness; sealife; wetlands; habitat. | 
        
        
          | Date | 
          2005-04-27T15:27:44 | 
        
        
        
          
            
              | Identifier | 
              SDN:P05::002 | 
            
          
            
              | Note | 
              accepted | 
            
          
        
        
          
            
              | Is Version Of | 
              002 | 
            
          
        
        
        
        
          
            
              | version | 
              1 | 
            
          
        
        
        
        
            
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                 | P02:BNUC | 
                Bacteria generic abundance in sediment | 
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                 | P02:BNTX | 
                Bacteria generic abundance in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:BABI | 
                Bacteria in biota | 
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                 | P02:CBCC | 
                Bacteria morphology and physiology | 
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                 | P02:BNTC | 
                Bacteria non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:BPBP | 
                Bacteria non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as protein per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:BAUC | 
                Bacteria taxonomic abundance in sediment | 
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                 | P02:BATX | 
                Bacteria taxonomic abundance in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:BDWC | 
                Bacteria taxonomy-related ash-free dry weight biomass in sediment | 
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                 | P02:BATC | 
                Bacteria taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:TBGZ | 
                Bacterial consumption in the water column | 
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                 | P02:GREF | 
                Bacterial growth | 
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                 | P02:UPTH | 
                Bacterial production in the water column | 
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                 | P02:BEPP | 
                Benthic primary production | 
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                 | P02:GP010 | 
                Bioassay and contaminant biological impact | 
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                 | P02:BDRV | 
                Biodiversity indices | 
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                 | P02:EXUV | 
                Biological detritus in the water column suspended particulate material | 
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                 | P02:LIBI | 
                Biota lipid concentrations | 
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                 | P02:GP088 | 
                Bird behaviour | 
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                 | P02:BRDA | 
                Bird counts | 
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                 | P02:GP004 | 
                Bird reproduction | 
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                 | P02:BRDD | 
                Bird taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of surface | 
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                 | P02:CARO | 
                Carotenoid and flavenoid pigment concentrations in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:CARS | 
                Carotenoid pigment concentrations in sediment | 
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                 | P02:CETA | 
                Cetacean abundance | 
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                 | P02:CEBH | 
                Cetacean behaviour | 
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                 | P02:CEMP | 
                Cetacean morphology and physiology | 
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                 | P02:CEMO | 
                Cetacean mortality | 
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                 | P02:GP018 | 
                Cetacean reproduction | 
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                 | P02:CPSD | 
                Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in sediment | 
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                 | P02:CPWC | 
                Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:BCOC | 
                Concentration of other organic contaminants in biota | 
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                 | P02:BCOS | 
                Concentration of other substances in biota | 
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                 | P02:PTOX | 
                Concentration of phycotoxins in biota | 
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                 | P02:BCPB | 
                Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in biota | 
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                 | P02:BCAH | 
                Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in biota | 
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                 | P02:WDNA | 
                Concentrations of biopolymers in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:TNRP | 
                Dissolved inorganic carbon production and respiration in the water column | 
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                 | P02:EXCR | 
                Excretion rate parameters in the water column | 
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                 | P02:EXSV | 
                Experiment state variables | 
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                 | P02:FABD | 
                Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed | 
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                 | P02:FATX | 
                Fish abundance in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:GP085 | 
                Fish behaviour | 
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                 | P02:FIBM | 
                Fish biomass in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:GP005 | 
                Fish disease and parasites | 
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                 | P02:FATM | 
                Fish morphology, age and physiology | 
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                 | P02:FNTX | 
                Fish non taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:FNTM | 
                Fish non taxonomy-related morphology | 
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                 | P02:FREP | 
                Fish reproduction | 
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                 | P02:FBAB | 
                Fish taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed | 
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                 | P02:FBAF | 
                Fish taxonomy-related ash-free dry weight biomass per unit area of the bed | 
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                 | P02:FCNT | 
                Fish taxonomy-related counts | 
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                 | P02:HBCH | 
                Habitat characterisation | 
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                 | P02:HBEX | 
                Habitat extent | 
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                 | P02:IWAB | 
                Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed | 
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                 | P02:INLZ | 
                Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the littoral zone | 
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                 | P02:IWDX | 
                Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related ash-free dry weight biomass per unit area of the bed | 
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                 | P02:IALZ | 
                Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related ash-free dry weight biomass per unit area of the littoral zone | 
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                 | P02:IATX | 
                Insecta taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:IATC | 
                Insecta taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:INVD | 
                Invasive species monitoring parameters | 
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                 | P02:LVEG | 
                Land vegetation | 
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                 | P02:GP012 | 
                Macroalgae and seagrass infection and damage | 
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                 | P02:ACNT | 
                Macroalgae and seagrass taxonomy-related counts | 
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                 | P02:PU02 | 
                Macroalgae generic abundance in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:BCMT | 
                Metal concentrations in biota | 
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                 | P02:D000 | 
                Microphytobenthos abundance | 
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                 | P02:MZBN | 
                Microzooplankton generic abundance in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:MZCT | 
                Microzooplankton grazing | 
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                 | P02:MZBC | 
                Microzooplankton non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:MATX | 
                Microzooplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:MATC | 
                Microzooplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:A999 | 
                Microzooplankton taxonomy-related biosurface area per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:V999 | 
                Microzooplankton taxonomy-related biovolume per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:RBHY | 
                Molecular biology parameters | 
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                 | P02:NTUP | 
                New production in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:OMBI | 
                Organometallic species concentration parameters in biota | 
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                 | P02:PEBI | 
                Pesticide concentrations in biota | 
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                 | P02:PESD | 
                Pesticide concentrations in sediment | 
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                 | P02:PHSD | 
                Phaeopigment concentrations in sediment | 
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                 | P02:PHWC | 
                Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column | 
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                 | P02:PHBI | 
                Pharmaceutical concentrations in biota | 
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                 | P02:PHSE | 
                Pharmaceutical concentrations in sediments | 
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                 | P02:PHYC | 
                Phycobolin pigment concentrations in the water column | 
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                 | P02:PNTX | 
                Phytoplankton generic abundance in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:CNTX | 
                Phytoplankton generic biomass in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:PHYG | 
                Phytoplankton growth | 
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                 | P02:PATX | 
                Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:CATX | 
                Phytoplankton taxonomic biomass in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:AATX | 
                Phytoplankton taxonomic surface area in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:VATX | 
                Phytoplankton taxonomic volume in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:PYTT | 
                Plankton abundance per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:CYEU | 
                Plankton biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:PPRD | 
                Primary production in the water column | 
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                 | P02:BRAD | 
                Radioactivity in biota | 
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                 | P02:FVLT | 
                Raw fluorometer output | 
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                 | P02:AMUP | 
                Regenerated production in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:GP068 | 
                Reptile abundance | 
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                 | P02:GP067 | 
                Reptile disease and parasites | 
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                 | P02:GP069 | 
                Reptile reproduction | 
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                 | P02:BPRP | 
                SeaDataNet biological format biotic parameters | 
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                 | P02:FOCA | 
                Seal abundance | 
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                 | P02:SEBH | 
                Seal behaviour | 
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                 | P02:SEMP | 
                Seal morphology and physiology | 
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                 | P02:SEMO | 
                Seal mortality | 
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                 | P02:GP025 | 
                Seal reproduction | 
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                 | P02:GHDX | 
                Sediment microfossil morphology parameters | 
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                 | P02:SPOL | 
                Sediment pollen content | 
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                 | P02:SABB | 
                Shellfish abundance and biomass in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:SATM | 
                Shellfish morphology, age and physiology | 
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                 | P02:SREP | 
                Shellfish reproduction | 
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                 | P02:IRBO | 
                Stable isotopes in biota | 
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                 | P02:STGC | 
                Stomach and gut contents | 
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                 | P02:MDBO | 
                Trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in biota | 
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                 | P02:CPCN | 
                Unclassified pigment concentrations in sediment | 
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                 | P02:OPWC | 
                Unclassified pigment concentrations in the water column | 
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                 | P02:CMFL | 
                Variable fluorescence parameters | 
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                 | P02:VIRU | 
                Virus abundance in water bodies | 
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                 | P02:ZADX | 
                Zoobenthos dry weight biomass | 
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                 | P02:MFAB | 
                Zoobenthos generic abundance | 
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                 | P02:MFWW | 
                Zoobenthos non taxonomy-related wet weight biomass per unit area of the bed | 
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                 | P02:ZBTX | 
                Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance | 
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                 | P02:MFLZ | 
                Zoobenthos taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the littoral zone | 
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                 | P02:MFAZ | 
                Zoobenthos taxonomy-related ash-free dry weight biomass per unit area of the littoral zone | 
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                 | P02:ZOOB | 
                Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts | 
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                 | P02:ZWTX | 
                Zoobenthos taxonomy-related wet weight biomass per unit area of the bed | 
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                 | P02:DVLP | 
                Zooplankton and zoobenthos development stage parameters | 
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                 | P02:BLEN | 
                Zooplankton and zoobenthos morphological parameters | 
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                 | P02:ZFIT | 
                Zooplankton and zoobenthos physiological condition parameters | 
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                 | P02:MSBO | 
                Zooplankton ash-free dry weight biomass per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:ZV00 | 
                Zooplankton biovolume | 
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                 | P02:MSIC | 
                Zooplankton carbon biomass per unit area of the water column | 
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                 | P02:ZCMP | 
                Zooplankton chemical composition | 
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                 | P02:FPRT | 
                Zooplankton defecation rates in the water column | 
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                 | P02:MSBD | 
                Zooplankton dry weight biomass per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:MEPH | 
                Zooplankton egg hatch proportion | 
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                 | P02:FCRT | 
                Zooplankton feeding | 
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                 | P02:GRZO | 
                Zooplankton growth rates | 
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                 | P02:GPIG | 
                Zooplankton gut pigments | 
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                 | P02:ZNTX | 
                Zooplankton non taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:ZNTC | 
                Zooplankton non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:ZNTN | 
                Zooplankton non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as nitrogen per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:ZNTP | 
                Zooplankton non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as protein per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:MSEP | 
                Zooplankton reproduction rate parameters | 
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                 | P02:ZATX | 
                Zooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:ZCTC | 
                Zooplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:ZCTN | 
                Zooplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as nitrogen per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:ZATP | 
                Zooplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as protein per unit volume of the water column | 
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                 | P02:GP079 | 
                Zooplankton wet weight biomass | 
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                 | P02:BATT | 
                Bacteria environmental parameters | 
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                 | P02:BLUM | 
                Bioluminescence parameters | 
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                 | P02:DOCU | 
                Dissolved organic carbon uptake and production in the water column | 
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                 | P02:SHTA | 
                Hydrolytic activity in sediment | 
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                 | P02:GOXP | 
                Oxygen production and respiration in the water column | 
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                 | P02:SBPH | 
                Seabed photography | 
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                 | P02:FPFX | 
                Sedimentation flux of biological detritus in the water column | 
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                 | P02:PCFX | 
                Sedimentation flux of identified biota expressed as carbon in the water column | 
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                 | P02:PNFX | 
                Sedimentation flux of identified biota in the water column | 
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                 | P02:AXFX | 
                Sedimentation flux of pigments in the water column | 
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                 | P02:WCPH | 
                Water column photography | 
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                 | P02:WQBI | 
                Water quality bioindicators | 
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