A fragment is a piece of a larger item that can no longer be identified. An “other” item would be something that is identifiable but not listed on the datasheet, for example a metal car part. It’s helpful to comment in the notes section of the datasheet on what types of “other” items are found at your survey site.

Monitoring Category
Recording Debris Items
Ranking
6

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