Metadata field: environment_material
Studies:
- Larkin_2021_GO-SHIP_marine (971 samples)
- TARA_Oceans_protists (828 samples)
- Boeuf_2021_marine_HOT_ALOHA (503 samples)
- Biller_2018_GEOTRACES_marine_pelagic (480 samples)
- 70 other studies (2818 samples)
Scope: all
Required.
Type: string
Example values:
feces [ENVO:00002003]
saliva [ENVO:02000036]
dorsum of tongue [UBERON:0009471]
supragingival dental plaque [UBERON:0016485]
soil [ENVO:00001998]
sand [ENVO:01000017]
water [ENVO:00002006]
sea water [ENVO:00002149]
meltwater [ENVO:01000722]
rainwater [ENVO:01000600]
pond water [ENVO:00002228]
Description: EnvO (or UBERON in case the term is not present in EnvO) term describing sample material.
ENA description: The environmental material level refers to the material that was displaced by the sample, or material in which a sample was embedded, prior to the sampling event. Environmental material terms are generally mass nouns. Examples include: air, soil, or water.