Algae count event

Phycology Section: ecology and taxonomy of freshwater algae, particularly diatoms

Soft Algae Count Report

C O U N T E V E N T

NRSA0063 PR1 B, official count

count method: (algae) NAWQA Quantitative
slide: NRSA0063 PR1 B
    from subsample: NRSA0063 PR1
        from sample: NRSA0063

View results for COUNT EVENT MEASURED ATTRIBUTE(S): 2

   natural units (cema_id: 143178 ma_id: 3)

   number of cells (cema_id: 143216 ma_id: 4)

count_event_id: 50811
taxonomy: ANSP-2007
person: Babs Rinkel ... person_id=721

started_on: 12/19/2008 12:00:00 AM
finished_on: 12/19/2008 12:00:00 AM
estimated_hours: 2.500000000
microscope_optivar_lens_id: 170
scan_length_mm: 291.000000000
volume_scanned: 0.045745200
phytoplankton_apparatus_id: 4
source_table: sa
institution_address_id: 1

added on: 4/26/2010 10:33:00 AM, added by: dbo
modified on: 11/4/2010 3:33:00 PM, modified by: dbo

3 QUALIFIERS:

  Qualifier Code: fr5_6di
  Description: combined count code 5 and 6 to 1, using 5 count slide, 6 count is on a different slide, and made count official. Count and taxa notes are on the original, uncombined counts.
  Comments: NRSA data prep

  Qualifier Code: mult_up
  Description: In 2008 official soft algal counts (range NRSA0004-0541, and NRSA0582-0586) that also have a 45 count, multiply up undetermined diatoms live (249999) and undetermined diatoms dead (249998) using formula: Total transect (count 1)/total transect (count 45) x total diatoms; this done prior to any calculations.
  Comments: Diatoms multiplied up per Babs Rinkel request Apr 2010

  Qualifier Code: TaxaNote
  Description: Notes taken about the taxa for a count; older data typically includes information such as beginning and end scan coordinates, unusual taxa, etc.
  Comments: 300 ncunits reached 17 mm 300 sa ncunits reached 291 mm lugols level good Sedgewicke Rafter count majority of filamentous material found was comprised detritus lugols level good

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