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,,

soil_N,nitrogen_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

soil_P,phosphorus_percent,"/_map:[""<1,5""=0,*=*]/value",Assuming units are % based on the range of values

soil_C,carbon_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

soil_K,potassium_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

soil_Mg,magnesium_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

soil_Ca,calcium_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

soil_Na,sodium_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

soil_acidity,acidity_percent,"/_map:[""<0.05""=0,*=*]/value",Assuming units are % based on the range of values

soil_base,baseSaturation_percent,,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

soil_cation_cap,cationExchangeCapacity_cmol_kg,,

soil_conductivity,conductivity,,

soil_texture,texture,,

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,,