ocean_mass_content_of_demersal_fish_expressed_as_wet_weight g m-2 [UGMS] "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. The phrase "expressed_as" is used in the construction "A_expressed_as_B", where B is a chemical constituent of A. It means that the quantity indicated by the standard name is calculated solely with respect to the B contained in A, neglecting all other chemical constituents of A.
Change Date: 9 Apr 2026, 8:14 a.m.
ocean_mass_content_of_demersal_fish_expressed_as_wet_weight g m-2 [UGMS] "Content" indicates a quantity per unit area. Demersal fish spend a fraction of their lives in close association with the seabed, feeding primarily on bottom organisms, they can carry out diel vertical migrations (e.g. cod). The phrase "expressed_as" is used in the construction "A_expressed_as_B", where B is a chemical constituent of A. It means that the quantity indicated by the standard name is calculated solely with respect to the B contained in A, neglecting all other chemical constituents of A.