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subplot,subplot,,

individual_code,recordNumber,,"Brad: Code, if any, used by the data provider to indicate an individual tree. Scope is unknown, although typically this value is unique only within plot, or sometimes only within subplot."

tag1,tag,/_alt/2/_alt/2,"The second tag supercedes the first. The stem tag supercedes the tree tag. Brad: Another type of code, typically a number, used by the original data provider to indicate an individual tree. These are numbers on physical tags attached to the tree. Tag2 Is the same thing, only used if the first tag was lost. Obviously not a good system as it's possible a tree tag could be lost and changed more than once."

tag2,tag,/_alt/2/_alt/1,"The second tag supercedes the first. The stem tag supercedes the tree tag. Brad: See commend for tag1. Your mapping for tag2 looks correct. Probably both values would go here, only nested, with one superceding the other."

x_position,organismX,,"Brad: These are important, fundamental values of many tree plots"

y_position,organismY,,Brad: See comment above for x_position

voucher_string,catalogNumber,/_alt/2,"Brad: OMIT. This is the verbatim text, which includes both collectors name and collection number. I would use coll_number, below."

coll_number,catalogNumber,/_alt/1,Brad: Map instead as for voucher_string

coll_lastname,recordedBy.surName,,"Brad: This is the collector of a separate specimen which vouchers this tree or species. I worry that vouchers are not properly accommodated in VegX. Again, we need to check with Nick."

coll_firstname,recordedBy.givenName,,Brad: See comment above

det_type,voucherType,,"Brad: A SALVIAS value referring to the relationship between the voucher specimen and the observation. Affect how the identification of the specimen(latin name) is transferred to the observation. 'direct'=voucher specimen was collected from this same tree; they are one and the same individual. 'indirect'=voucher specimen was collected for a different individual, but the original data provider confirmed that this is the same species. 'default'=basically same as 'indirect'. 'uncollected'=no voucher specimen, data provider  asserted that this was the name but was unable to collect. The main different is that with 'direct', 'indirect', and 'default', the scientific name can be updated automatically based on the name attached to the specimen voucher (assuming you have a link to that data, presumably from a herbarium database. Whereas, if det_type='uncollected', the name can never change because there is no specimen."

family,family,,

genus,genus,,

specific_epithet,specificEpithet,,

infra_rank_1,taxonRank,,

infra_ep_1,infraspecificEpithet,,

cf_aff,identificationQualifier,,"Brad: Not sure where this goes. Indicator of identification uncertainty. 'cf.'=similar to the species listed, 'aff.'=related to the species list, but not the same. You'll need to check with Bob and with Nick where these go in VegX and VegBank."

habit,verbatimGrowthForm,,"Brad: This is growth form (tree, shrub, herb, etc.). It is an observation of a trait."

no_of_individuals,individualCount,,"Brad: This is a count of number of indiiduals for an *aggregate* observation. For VegBank, I'm not sure. Not exactly the same as stemCount. An individual tree could have 3 stems but would still only count as 1. We need to check with Bob on this."

cover_percent,coverPercent,,