8e5f54dd-4413-44bb-8991-35736fb214b9 Alberto Basset University of Salento Full professor alberto.basset@unisalento.it https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3603-9316 Jessica Titocci National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET) Research Technologist jessica.titocci@cnr.it https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9157-1578 Maira Laraib University of Salento PhD student https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9704-8072 Martina Pulieri University of Salento Research assistant martina.pulieri@unisalento.it https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9691-1989 Information Manager Ilaria Rosati National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET) Technologist ilaria.rosati@cnr.it https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3422-7230 Custodian Steward 2026-01-29 English This dataset compiles individual-level phytoplankton taxonomic and morpho-functional information collected during autumn 2004 and spring 2005 across 14 coastal and transitional water systems located in five regions of the Mediterranean and Black Sea area: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy and Romania. It includes detailed records of species occurrence, cell density, geometric cell shapes, biovolume, carbon content and biomass estimates. The dataset captures spatial and seasonal variability in phytoplankton community composition, phytoplankton traits and biomass under contrasting ecological conditions. Coastal lagoons Annex I habitats for Natura 2000 biodiversity Environmental Thesaurus Microphytoplankton Nanophytoplankton Cell size Morphological trait Traits Thesaurus Free for use, including sharing and adaptation, by all individuals provided that the owners are acknowledged in any use or publication. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This dataset was provided for the research activity of LifeWatchPLUS (CIR01_00028), a project funded by the National Operational Programme for Research Infrastructure (PON-RI) of the Ministry of University and Research (MUR) for the period 2019-2022. The dataset was curated by Titocci Jessica whose work was funded by ITINERIS. ITINERIS is a project funded by EU - Next Generation EU PNRR- Mission 4 “Education and Research” - Component 2: “From research to business” - Investment 3.1: “Fund for the realization of an integrated system of research and innovation infrastructures”. DOI https://doi.org/10.48372/x9qx-4t72 Info and download page on LifeWatch Italy Data Portal https://data.lifewatchitaly.eu/handle/123456789/326359.3 Previous version of this record (v1), last update: March, 2026 https://metadatacatalogue.lifewatchitaly.eu/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/664e8015-1a16-4fff-82f9-7904e5b42226 Previous version of this record (v2), last update: April, 2026 https://metadatacatalogue.lifewatchitaly.eu/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/02c8aa43-0a7e-4555-a863-0106df6db458 Mediterranean and Black Sea coastal lagoons of Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy and Romania. 10.7640205282 29.7132398146 47.0818731873 34.7052260662 2004-01-01 2005-12-31 Phylum Charophyta KZS5S Phylum Chlorophyta CGV7L Phylum Ciliophora 3H Phylum Cryptista 3N Phylum Cyanobacteria CNPLM Phylum Dinoflagellata D3MZ9 Phylum Euglenophyta 4B Phylum Haptophyta 4P Phylum Heterokontophyta 370437 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21673 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/biodiversity/n2000habitats/1150 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_bebe0f74 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_19d7d7c1 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_73193705 http://www.w3.org/ns/dcat#keyword https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/Morphological_Trait This dataset was also used for case study within the Phytoplankton Virtual Research Environment, where it served as a reference for data harmonization, trait-based integration and community-level analyses. Alberto Basset University of Salento Full professor alberto.basset@unisalento.it https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3603-9316 Phytoplankton taxonomic composition was assessed using the Utermöhl method (Utermöhl, 1958). Sub-samples ranging from 5 to 50 mL were left to sediment, after which they were analysed under an inverted microscope (Nikon T300E) equipped with a video-assisted image analysis system (L.U.C.I.A., Version 4.8, Laboratory Imaging Ltd., Prague) at 400× magnification. For each sub-sample, at least 400 cells of the most abundant phytoplankton species were counted, measured and identified to determine individual cell size and taxonomy. Rare species were identified by scanning the entire bottom area of the sedimentation chamber. The minimum cell size considered for counting was 5 µm. Taxonomic identification was performed using standard monographs, manuals and phytoplankton atlases. When species-level identification was not possible, cells were classified to the lowest reliable taxonomic level, using qualifiers such as sp., spp., or cf. to indicate their taxonomic affinity. Cell biovolume was calculated by assigning standard geometric shapes to the corresponding cellular morphology, including colonial, coenobial and filamentous forms where individual cells could not be distinguished. Carbon content and biovolume estimates were obtained following the allometric equations proposed by Menden-Deuer and Lessard (2000). For each ecosystem, information on physiographic characteristics (surface area and depth) was included. These include data on water transparency, dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, nitrogen compounds, phosphorus compounds. The water’s physical characteristics were monitored using a multi-probe (YSI 556 MPS), while nutrient and chlorophyll-a concentrations were determined in accordance with Strickland and Parsons (1972) and Yentsch and Menzel (1963) respectively. The techniques used for their measurement are reported in Sangiorgio et al., (2008). During autumn 2004 and spring 2005, water samples for phytoplankton analysis were collected at each heterogeneous area. At each sampling point, four 500 mL water samples were taken at 0.5 m depth using a Ruttner bottle. Samples were transferred into PET bottles and immediately preserved with Lugol’s iodine solution (1% final concentration; 15 mL per litre of sample). Phytoplankton dataset was collected from the northern Mediterranean and western Black Sea lagoons. Alberto Basset University of Salento Full professor alberto.basset@unisalento.it 0000-0002-3603-9316 Point Of Contact This dataset compiles individual-level phytoplankton taxonomic and morpho-functional information collected during autumn 2004 and spring 2005 across 14 coastal and transitional water systems located in five regions of the Mediterranean and Black Sea area: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy and Romania. It includes detailed records of species occurrence, cell density, geometric cell shapes, biovolume, carbon content and biomass estimates. The dataset captures spatial and seasonal variability in phytoplankton community composition, phytoplankton traits and biomass under contrasting ecological conditions. The INTERREG Programme is the most extensive programme in geographical terms, covering the territory of four European Union countries (Greece, Austria, Adriatic Italy and eastern Germany), the entire territory of the New Member States (Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia) and third countries representing the next enlargement of the European Union's borders to the east (Romania, part of Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria and the Balkan countries such as Croatia, Serbia-Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina). AbioticData_Mediterranean_BlackSea_CoastalLagoons_v1.2.csv AbioticData_Mediterranean_BlackSea_CoastalLagoons_v1.2.csv 16165 MD5:7b1bbe82d99df2d04c9c7d4778ba16d5 UTF-8 1 column ; catalogNumber Catalog Number An identifier (preferably unique) for the record within the data set or collection. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/catalogNumber country Country The name of the country or major administrative unit in which the dcterms:Location occurs. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/country locality Locality The specific description of the place. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locality month Month The integer month in which the dwc:Event occurred. dateTime MM http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/month year Year The four-digit year in which the dwc:Event occurred, according to the Common Era Calendar. dateTime YYYY http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/year eventDate Event Date The date-time or interval during which a dwc:Event occurred. For occurrences, this is the date-time when the dwc:Event was recorded. Not suitable for a time in a geological context. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventDate parentEventID Parent Event ID An identifier for the broader dwc:Event that groups this and potentially other dwc:Events. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/parentEventID decimalLatitude Decimal Latitude The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in dwc:geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a dcterms:Location. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive. degree ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLatitude decimalLongitude Decimal Longitude The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in dwc:geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a dcterms:Location. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive. degree ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLongitude anthropogenicDisturbance Anthropogenic disturbance Disturbance brought about by human activity. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://w3id.org/inbio#_000092 ramsarSite Ramsar site A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. nominal yes It is a Ramsar site no It is not a Ramsar site http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000365 natura2000Site Natura 2000 site Natura 2000 sites are a European network of protected areas established to conserve rare or threatened habitats and wildlife species. nominal yes It is a Natura 2000 site no It is not a Natura 2000 site localProtectionPlan Local protection plan Local protection plan indicates the presence or absence of a local protection plan within the investigated ecosystem. nominal area Area The extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary. kilometerSquared ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21533 outletLength Outlet length The linear extent in space from one end of something to the other end, or the extent of something from beginning to end. kilometer ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C25334 outletWidth Outlet width The extent or measurement of something from side to side. kilometer ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C25345 sinuosityIndex Sinuosity Index Sinuosity index is a dimensionless geomorphic metric that quantifies the curvature of rivers, streams, and lagoons. It is commonly used to classify transitional water ecosystems, as channel curvature influences hydrodynamics and, consequently, the abundance and distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates and phytoplankton guilds. dimensionless ratio tidalRange Tidal range The difference in height between the high tide and the low tide. meter ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/sandybeachthes/c_a0ef4653 waterBodyAmmonium Water body ammonium Concentration of ammonium per unit volume of a river, estuary, sea or ocean by any method in filtered or unfiltered water. micromolePerLiter ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P35/current/EPC00009 nitrite Nitrite Concentration of nitrite nitrogen per unit volume of the water column. micromolePerLiter ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/vrephytoplankton/c_813004bb nitrate Nitrate Concentration of nitrate nitrogen per unit volume of the water column. micromolePerLiter ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/vrephytoplankton/c_7249c816 dissolvedInorganicNitrogen Dissolved inorganic nitrogen The sum of nitrate, nitrite, and ammonium concentrations. micromolePerLiter ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20833 phosphate Phosphate Phosphate concentration in the water sample. micromolePerLiter ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://vocabulary.actris.nilu.no/actris_vocab/phosphate silicate Silicates Concentrations of dissolved inorganic silicon usually as hydrosilicic acid (often called silicate) and biogenic silica. micromolePerLiter ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P36/current/SLCATE/ depth Depth Depth is the vertical distance below the surface. centimeter ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P07/current/CFSN0721/ waterTemperature Water temperature Water temperature measured in situ. celsius ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/vrephytoplankton/c_a343112a conductivity Conductivity The ability of an object to conduct an electric current and resistivity is a physical quantity that reflects the electrical conductivity of a material. microsiemens per centimeter ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P14/current/GVAR0165/ totalDissolvedSolids Total dissolved solids Total concentration of dissolved substances (such as calcium, magnesium, sodium, chlorides, sulfates, and bicarbonates) and small amounts of dissolved organic matter in water. microgramPerLiter ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/vrephytoplankton/c_2b1486ad salinity Salinity Salinity is the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water (see also soil salinity). Salinity is an important factor in determining many aspects of the chemistry of natural waters and of biological processes within it, and is a thermodynamic state variable that, along with temperature and pressure, governs physical characteristics like the density and heat capacity of the water. PSU ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/10312 oxygenSaturation Oxygen saturation Oxygen saturation in water measures dissolved oxygen (DO) relative to the maximum possible concentration. percent ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21458 dissolvedOxygen Dissolved oxygen Dissolved oxygen (DO) is the amount of oxygen that is present in water. milligramPerLiter ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20851 pH pH Minus the log of the hydrogen ion concentration (moles per litre) in the water column. dimensionless ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P09/current/PHPH/ 93 PhytoplanktonTraits_Mediterranean_BlackSea_CoastalLagoons_v1.2.1.csv PhytoplanktonTraits_Mediterranean_BlackSea_CoastalLagoons_v1.2.1.csv 33731550 MD5:8a5f002e99dcf5215b9f8160ae29fbca 1 column , catalogNumber Catalog Number An identifier (preferably unique) for the record within the data set or collection. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/catalogNumber organismQuantity Organism Quantity A number or enumeration value for the quantity of dwc:Organisms. number ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismQuantity organismQuantityType Organism Quantity Type he type of quantification system used for the quantity of dwc:Organisms. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasUnit http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismQuantityType parentEventID Parent Event ID An identifier for the broader dwc:Event that groups this and potentially other dwc:Events. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/parentEventID eventID Event ID An identifier for the set of information associated with a dwc:Event (something that occurs at a place and time). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID country Country The name of the country or major administrative unit in which the dcterms:Location occurs. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/country countryCode Country Code The standard code for the country in which the dcterms:Location occurs. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasCode http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/countryCode locality Locality The specific description of the place. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locality decimalLatitude Decimal Latitude The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in dwc:geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a dcterms:Location. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive. degree ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLatitude decimalLongitude Decimal Longitude The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in dwc:geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a dcterms:Location. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive. degree ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLongitude month Month The integer month in which the dwc:Event occurred. dateTime MM http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/month year Year The four-digit year in which the dwc:Event occurred, according to the Common Era Calendar. dateTime YYYY http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/year eventDate Event Date The date-time or interval during which a dwc:Event occurred. dateTime YYYY-MM http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventDate verbatimIdentification Verbatim Identification A string representing the taxonomic identification as it appeared in the original record. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimIdentification phylum Phylum The full scientific name of the phylum or division in which the dwc:Taxon is classified. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/phylum subphylum Subphylum The full scientific name of the subphylum in which the dwc:Taxon is classified. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_331205 class Class The full scientific name of the class in which the dwc:Taxon is classified. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/class subclass Subclass The full scientific name of the subclass in which the dwc:Taxon is classified. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_331206 order Order The full scientific name of the order in which the dwc:Taxon is classified. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/order suborder Suborder The full scientific name of the suborder in which the dwc:Taxon is classified. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_331165 family Family The full scientific name of the family in which the dwc:Taxon is classified. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/family subfamily Subfamily The full scientific name of the subfamily in which the dwc:Taxon is classified. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/subfamily genus Genus The full scientific name of the genus in which the dwc:Taxon is classified. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/genus specificEpithet Specific Epithet The name of the first or species epithet of the dwc:scientificName. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/specificEpithet infraspecificEpithet Infraspecific Epithet The name of the lowest or terminal infraspecific epithet of the dwc:scientificName, excluding any rank designation. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/infraspecificEpithet scientificName Scientific Name The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificName acceptedNameUsage Accepted Name Usage The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) dwc:Taxon. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/acceptedNameUsage scientificNameAuthorship Scientific Name Authorship The authorship information for the dwc:scientificName formatted according to the conventions of the applicable dwc:nomenclaturalCode. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificNameAuthorship taxonRank Taxon Rank The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the dwc:scientificName. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRank measurementRemarks Measurement Remarks Comments or notes accompanying the measurements. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#measurementFor http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/measurementRemarks shape Shape The approximate shape of an organism. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_d8b26f7b taxonRemark Taxon Remarks Comments or notes about the taxon or name. nominal http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#hasContext http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRemarks cellLength Cell length The total distance from point to point along the longest axis of a cell. micrometer ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_2453c25b cellWidth Cell width The shortest linear dimension of a cell, measured perpendicular to its length, from end to end along the shortest axis of the cell. micrometer ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_3b8b8532 a a The linear dimension corresponding to the distance between two points (PATO:0000122). It is usually indicated by the alphabetical code a, and/or l. In particular, in the case of complex shapes, there is more than one length, identified by different alphanumeric codes a1, a2, a3, l1, l2, l3, l4. micrometer ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_2453c25b b b The linear dimension corresponding to the distance from one side of an object to the opposite side (PATO:0000921). It is usually indicated by the alphabetical code b or d. In particular, for complex shapes, there is more than one width, identified by different alphanumeric codes b1, b2, b3, b4, d1, d11, d2, d22, d3, d33, d4, d44. micrometer ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_3b8b8532 c c The linear dimension measured through an object as opposed to its length or width (PATO:0000915). It is usually indicated by the alphabetical code c or h. In particular, for complex shapes, there is more than one thickness, identified by different alphanumeric codes c1, c2, c3, h1, h2, h3, h4. micrometer ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_99b35ac0 d d The linear dimension corresponding to the distance from one side of an object to the opposite side (PATO:0000921). It is usually indicated by the alphabetical code b or d. In particular, for complex shapes, there is more than one width, identified by different alphanumeric codes b1, b2, b3, b4, d1, d11, d2, d22, d3, d33, d4, d44. micrometer ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_3b8b8532 h h The linear dimension measured through an object as opposed to its length or width (PATO:0000915). It is usually indicated by the alphabetical code c or h. In particular, for complex shapes, there is more than one thickness, identified by different alphanumeric codes c1, c2, c3, h1, h2, h3, h4. micrometer ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_99b35ac0 density Density The number of organisms, designated by taxonomic names (e.g. species, genus, family), per unit area or per unit volume. cell per litre ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_ddc0028f biovolume Biovolume Volume of an organism (cell or colony). It is calculated according to the geometric equations, after association of geometric shape to the real shape of the organism and measurements of linear dimensions (length, width). It is used for samples that are analysed by imaging systems. cubic micrometer ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_117cb3e2 carbonContent Carbon content Carbon content determined directly as particulate organic carbon of individual organisms or bulk communities, or indirectly by converting biovolume to carbon using empirical or theoretically derived equations. picogram Carbon per cell ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_3251199b biomass Biomass The amount of living organic matter per unit area or per unit volume. It can be expressed in terms of biovolume, weight or carbon content and can be measured at different organisational levels. nanogram ratio http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.2/oboe-core.owl#containsMeasurementsOfType https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_331cd569 104687