SiteCode,plotName,,Brad: plotCode is as-assigned by data provider; guranteed to be unique only within dataset (=project)

MajorGeo,continent,,

PolDiv1,stateProvince,,Brad: No; pol1=stateProvince

pol2,county,,Brad: No pol2=countyParish

LatDec,decimalLatitude,,

LongDec,decimalLongitude,,

Elev,elevationInMeters,,Brad: Mean elevation in meters. This is a constrained decimal value; is there no place for this in VegX other than verbatimElevation? Check with Nick.

elev_max_m,maximumElevationInMeters,,

elev_min_m,minimumElevationInMeters,,

Precip,precipitation,,

Temp,temperature,,

clay_percent,clay,"/_units:[default=""%"",to=]/value",

silt_percent,silt,"/_units:[default=""%"",to=]/value",

sand_percent,sand,"/_units:[default=""%"",to=]/value",

soil_N,nitrogen,"/_units:[default=""%"",to=]/value",

soil_P,phosphorus,"/_units:[default=""%"",to=]/value/_map:[""<1,5""=0,*=*]/value",

soil_C,carbon,"/_units:[default=""%"",to=]/value",

soil_K,potassium,"/_units:[default=""%"",to=]/value",

soil_Mg,magnesium,"/_units:[default=""%"",to=]/value",

soil_Ca,calcium,"/_units:[default=""%"",to=]/value",

soil_Na,sodium,"/_units:[default=""%"",to=]/value",

soil_acidity,acidity,"/_units:[default=""%"",to=]/value/_map:[""<0.05""=0,*=*]/value",

soil_base,baseSaturation,"/_units:[default=""%"",to=]/value",

soil_cation_cap,cationExchangeCapacity,,

soil_conductivity,conductivity,,

organic_percent,organic,"/_units:[default=""%"",to=]/value",

soil_texture,texture,"/_units:[default=""%"",to=]/value",

Locality_Description,locality,,"Brad: No; this is free text description of locality where plot was situated, same as for DwC. Not a description of vegetation. Most likely='namedPlace.placeDescription' in VB; not sure about VX, again need to ask Nick where locality descriptions live in VX"

life_zone_code,communityID,,

life_zone,communityName,,

PlotMethod,samplingProtocol,,

date_start,startDate,,

date_finish,endDate,,