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OAS insttype Detail for chain
| insttypes_id: | 128 |
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| Term: | chain |
| Description: | A 10-meter chain to be used in a linear transect method of measurement |
| Definition: | A 1-meter chain may be laid across a coral reef surface so that it follows the topography of the coral reef surface with descriptions of the coral made where each link touches the coral. |
| Context: | Coral reef mapping |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 0 |
| Keydate: | 2005-06-21 19:12:06.054725+00 |
| Editdate: | 2005-06-21 19:22:07.590911+00 |