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

NRSA0200 PR1 A, official count

count method: (algae) NAWQA Quantitative
slide: NRSA0200 PR1 A
    from subsample: NRSA0200 PR1
        from sample: NRSA0200

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

   natural units (cema_id: 143208 ma_id: 3)

   number of cells (cema_id: 143246 ma_id: 4)

count_event_id: 50837
taxonomy: ANSP-2007
person: Babs Rinkel ... person_id=721

started_on: 6/11/2009 12:00:00 AM
finished_on: 6/11/2009 12:00:00 AM
estimated_hours: 1.500000000
microscope_optivar_lens_id: 221
scan_length_mm: 235.500000000
volume_scanned: 0.050868000
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_6ct
  Description: combined count code 5 and 6 to 1, same 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: lugols level ok 300 ncunits reached 19 mm total transect length 235.5 mm Sedgewicke Rafter count Macro material found was degrading. Some dead cells also seen of each species found.

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