Common use of Tier II Clause in Contracts

Tier II. Taxonomic inventories to define types of benthic communities. An inventory of benthic taxa was compiled during each swim. Taxa were identified either in situ or with the aid of photographs to confirm identification afterward. a. Hard corals (Order Scleractinia) – to genus and species level whenever possible. b. Soft corals (Subclass Octocorallia) – genus level c. Other benthos (such as sponges zoanthids, bryozoans, macroalgae etc) – high taxonomic level (usually phylum plus growth form)