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TRAITS_THES
Traits Thesaurus (TRAITS_THES)
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Last submission date July 30, 2026
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no main scheme defined in the URI attribute
TRAITS_THES does not contain collections (skos:Collection)
TRAITS_THES does not contain collections (skos:Collection)
ID https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_5df9e21c
https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_5df9e21c
http://ecoportal.lifewatch.eu/ontologies/TRAITS_THES/c_5df9e21c
Preferred name

Surface Area
Synonyms
S
Definitions
The total external surface area of an organism, cell, or colony.
In schemes
https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/conceptScheme_c1329e5a
https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/conceptScheme_45c75a99
https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/conceptScheme_28c2e04a
Type http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept

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skos:example
For macroalgae, it refers to the surface occupied by the thallus. It can be estimated using colorimetry, image analysis and physical measurement of leaf area (Armstrong et al., 2003).
For phytoplankton, it refers to the area of a single cell or colony, after association of geometric shape to the real shape of the organism (Hillebrand et al., 1999).
skos:altLabel
S
skos:definition
The total external surface area of an organism, cell, or colony.
dct:source
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3520403.x
skos:closeMatch
http://purl.org/sig/ont/fma/fma61695
skos:prefLabel
Surface Area
dct:created
February 15, 2024
skos:broader
https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_dc77ca7c
https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_73193705
https://kos.lifewatch.eu/thesauri/traits/c_efccde31
rdf:type
http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept
http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#NamedIndividual
dct:modified
July 24, 2026
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