VegCore¶
Combines 371 terms from existing vegetation data formats
Examples¶
Example specimen data¶
See ACAD.Specimen.csv1, which contains well-formed Darwin Core data.
1 The dataset is from ACAD, a Canadensys herbarium, so it's public domain.
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Data dictionary¶
Note: Some links point to a field within a document which isn't directly hyperlinked. For these links, mouse over the link to see the name or path of the field.
The list is autogenerated from the VegCore terms spreadsheet: On vegbiendev, run make --dir=/home/bien/svn mappings/VegCore.redmine-remake
- VegCore
- Namespaces
- Terms
- type
- modified
- language
- rights
- rightsHolder
- accessRights
- bibliographicCitation
- references
- institutionID
- collectionID
- datasetID
- institutionCode
- collectionCode
- datasetName
- ownerInstitutionCode
- basisOfRecord
- informationWithheld
- dataGeneralizations
- dynamicProperties
- occurrenceID
- catalogNumber
- occurrenceRemarks
- recordNumber
- recordedBy
- recordedBy_givenName
- recordedBy_surName
- recordedBy_middleName
- individualID
- individualCount
- sex
- lifeStage
- reproductiveCondition
- behavior
- establishmentMeans
- cultivated
- cultivatedBasis
- occurrenceStatus
- preparations
- disposition
- otherCatalogNumbers
- previousIdentifications
- associatedMedia
- associatedReferences
- associatedOccurrences
- associatedSequences
- associatedTaxa
- eventID
- samplingProtocol
- samplingProtocolID
- samplingEffort
- eventDate
- startDate
- endDate
- eventTime
- startDayOfYear
- endDayOfYear
- year
- month
- day
- verbatimEventDate
- habitat
- fieldNumber
- fieldNotes
- eventRemarks
- locationID
- parentLocationID
- subplotID
- higherGeographyID
- higherGeography
- continent
- waterBody
- islandGroup
- island
- country
- acceptedCountry
- countryCode
- stateProvince
- acceptedStateProvince
- county
- acceptedCounty
- municipality
- locality
- verbatimLocality
- verbatimElevation
- verbatimElevation_m
- elevationInMeters
- minimumElevationInMeters
- maximumElevationInMeters
- verbatimDepth
- minimumDepthInMeters
- maximumDepthInMeters
- minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters
- maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters
- locationAccordingTo
- locationRemarks
- verbatimCoordinates
- verbatimLatitude
- verbatimLongitude
- verbatimCoordinateSystem
- verbatimSRS
- decimalLatitude
- acceptedDecimalLatitude
- decimalLongitude
- acceptedDecimalLongitude
- geodeticDatum
- coordinateUncertaintyInMeters
- coordinatePrecision_deg
- pointRadiusSpatialFit
- footprintWKT
- footprintSRS
- footprintSpatialFit
- georeferencedBy
- georeferencedDate
- georeferenceProtocol
- georeferenceSources
- georeferenceVerificationStatus
- georeferenceRemarks
- geologicalContextID
- earliestEonOrLowestEonothem
- latestEonOrHighestEonothem
- earliestEraOrLowestErathem
- latestEraOrHighestErathem
- earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem
- latestPeriodOrHighestSystem
- earliestEpochOrLowestSeries
- latestEpochOrHighestSeries
- earliestAgeOrLowestStage
- latestAgeOrHighestStage
- lowestBiostratigraphicZone
- highestBiostratigraphicZone
- lithostratigraphicTerms
- group
- formation
- member
- bed
- identificationID
- identifiedBy
- dateIdentified
- identificationReferences
- identificationVerificationStatus
- identificationRemarks
- identificationQualifier
- acceptedIdentificationQualifier
- originalIdentificationQualifier
- verbatimIdentificationQualifier
- typeStatus
- taxonID
- parentTaxonID
- scientificNameID
- parentScientificNameID
- acceptedNameUsageID
- parentNameUsageID
- originalNameUsageID
- nameAccordingToID
- namePublishedInID
- taxonConceptID
- parentTaxonConceptID
- scientificName
- taxonName
- acceptedTaxonName
- originalTaxonName
- taxonNameOrEpithet
- verbatimTaxonName
- acceptedScientificName
- originalScientificName
- verbatimScientificName
- scientificNameWithMorphospecies
- acceptedNameUsage
- parentNameUsage
- originalNameUsage
- nameAccordingTo
- namePublishedIn
- namePublishedInYear
- higherClassification
- kingdom
- acceptedKingdom
- originalKingdom
- verbatimKingdom
- phylum
- acceptedPhylum
- originalPhylum
- verbatimPhylum
- class
- acceptedClass
- originalClass
- verbatimClass
- order
- acceptedOrder
- originalOrder
- verbatimOrder
- family
- acceptedFamily
- originalFamily
- verbatimFamily
- genus
- acceptedGenus
- originalGenus
- verbatimGenus
- subgenus
- verbatimSubgenus
- specificEpithet
- acceptedSpecificEpithet
- originalSpecificEpithet
- verbatimSpecificEpithet
- infraspecificEpithet
- acceptedInfraspecificEpithet
- originalInfraspecificEpithet
- verbatimInfraspecificEpithet
- taxonRank
- acceptedTaxonRank
- originalTaxonRank
- verbatimTaxonRank
- scientificNameAuthorship
- acceptedScientificNameAuthorship
- originalScientificNameAuthorship
- verbatimScientificNameAuthorship
- vernacularName
- nomenclaturalCode
- taxonomicStatus
- taxonIsCanonical
- nomenclaturalStatus
- taxonRemarks
- resourceRelationshipID
- resourceID
- relatedResourceID
- relationshipOfResource
- relationshipAccordingTo
- relationshipEstablishedDate
- relationshipRemarks
- measurementID
- measurementType
- measurementValue
- measurementAccuracy
- measurementUnit
- measurementDeterminedDate
- measurementDeterminedBy
- measurementMethod
- measurementRemarks
- yearCollected
- monthCollected
- dayCollected
- yearIdentified
- monthIdentified
- dayIdentified
- longitude_DMS
- latitude_DMS
- dateCollected
- accordingTo
- forma
- acceptedForma
- originalForma
- verbatimForma
- variety
- acceptedVariety
- originalVariety
- verbatimVariety
- cultivar
- acceptedCultivar
- originalCultivar
- verbatimCultivar
- subspecies
- acceptedSubspecies
- originalSubspecies
- verbatimSubspecies
- projectName
- locationName
- parentPlotName
- plotNotes
- plotArea_m2
- slopeAspect
- slopeGradient
- landform
- subplotX
- subplotY
- projectID
- temperature
- communityID
- communityName
- aggregateOccurrenceID
- height_ft
- height_m
- organismX_m
- organismY_m
- phosphorus_fraction
- phosphorus_percent
- potassium_fraction
- potassium_percent
- magnesium_fraction
- magnesium_percent
- nitrogen_fraction
- nitrogen_percent
- ph
- coverPercent
- growthForm
- authorStemCode
- minSlopeAspect
- maxSlopeAspect
- minSlopeGradient
- maxSlopeGradient
- projectStartDate
- projectEndDate
- referenceType
- organic_fraction
- organic_percent
- texture
- sand_fraction
- sand_percent
- silt_fraction
- silt_percent
- clay_fraction
- clay_percent
- cationExchangeCapacity_cmol_kg
- baseSaturation_fraction
- baseSaturation_percent
- stemCount
- matchedTaxonFit_fraction
- matchedFamilyFit_fraction
- matchedGenusFit_fraction
- matchedSpeciesFit_fraction
- taxonOccurrenceID
- precipitation
- observationMeasure
- plotArea_ha
- censusNumber
- subplot
- tag
- voucherType
- morphospecies
- intercept_cm
- intercept_m
- heightFirstBranch
- diameterBreastHeight_cm
- diameterBreastHeight_in
- diameterBreastHeight_m
- basalDiameter
- canopyForm
- canopyPosition
- lianaInfestation
- carbon_fraction
- carbon_percent
- calcium_fraction
- calcium_percent
- sodium_fraction
- sodium_percent
- acidity_fraction
- acidity_percent
- conductivity
- stemID
- diameterBreastHeightGentry
- stemNotes
- datasource
- observationType
- higherPlantGroup
- latLongDomainValid
- latLongDomainInvalid
- geovalid
- individualCount_1cm_or_more
- individualCount_2_5cm_or_more
- individualCount_10cm_or_more
- oldGrowth
- latLongInCountry
- distanceToCountry_km
- distanceToCountry_m
- latLongInStateProvince
- distanceToStateProvince_km
- distanceToStateProvince_m
- latLongInCounty
- isNewWorld
- threatened
- speciesBinomial
- OMIT
- PRIVATE
- UNUSED
- See also
Namespaces¶
DwC¶
VegCore is a strict superset, adding ~200 terms to Darwin Core
TCS¶
VegX¶
VegBank¶
SALVIAS¶
BIEN2¶
BIEN2-web¶
BIEN2-core¶
BIEN2-geoscrub¶
BIEN2-staging¶
VegBIEN¶
Terms¶
type¶
| Sources | DwC:dcterms:type |
modified¶
"I think is this merely an internal timestamp indicated when record last modified, not necessarily when determination (taxon name) last modified" (Brad Boyle)
| Sources | DwC:dcterms:modified |
language¶
| Sources | DwC:dcterms:language |
rights¶
| Sources | DwC:dcterms:rights |
rightsHolder¶
| Sources | DwC:dcterms:rightsHolder |
accessRights¶
| Sources | DwC:dcterms:accessRights |
bibliographicCitation¶
| Sources | DwC:dcterms:bibliographicCitation |
references¶
| Sources | DwC:dcterms:references |
institutionID¶
| Sources | DwC:institutionID |
collectionID¶
| Sources | DwC:collectionID |
datasetID¶
| Sources | DwC:datasetID |
institutionCode¶
| Sources | DwC:institutionCode |
collectionCode¶
| Sources | DwC:collectionCode |
datasetName¶
| Sources | DwC:datasetName |
ownerInstitutionCode¶
| Sources | DwC:ownerInstitutionCode |
basisOfRecord¶
| Sources | DwC:basisOfRecord |
informationWithheld¶
| Sources | DwC:informationWithheld |
dataGeneralizations¶
| Sources | DwC:dataGeneralizations |
dynamicProperties¶
| Sources | DwC:dynamicProperties |
occurrenceID¶
| Sources | DwC:occurrenceID |
catalogNumber¶
| Sources | DwC:catalogNumber |
occurrenceRemarks¶
| Sources | DwC:occurrenceRemarks |
recordNumber¶
| Sources | DwC:recordNumber |
recordedBy¶
"A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations responsible for recording the original Occurrence. The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber), should be listed first." (DwC)
| Sources | DwC:recordedBy |
recordedBy_givenName¶
"The given name" (VegX) of "The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber)" (DwC)
| Sources | DwC:recordedBy, VegX:givenName |
recordedBy_surName¶
"The last name" (VegX) of "The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber)" (DwC)
| Sources | DwC:recordedBy, VegX:surName |
recordedBy_middleName¶
The "middle name or initial" (VegBank) of "The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber)" (DwC)
| Sources | DwC:recordedBy, VegBank:middleName |
individualID¶
| Sources | DwC:individualID |
individualCount¶
| Sources | DwC:individualCount |
sex¶
| Sources | DwC:sex |
lifeStage¶
| Sources | DwC:lifeStage |
reproductiveCondition¶
| Sources | DwC:reproductiveCondition |
behavior¶
| Sources | DwC:behavior |
establishmentMeans¶
| Sources | DwC:establishmentMeans |
cultivated¶
| Sources | DwC:cultivated |
| Comments | Picklist value extracted |
cultivatedBasis¶
| Sources | DwC:cultivated |
| Comments | Picklist value extracted |
occurrenceStatus¶
| Sources | DwC:occurrenceStatus |
preparations¶
| Sources | DwC:preparations |
disposition¶
| Sources | DwC:disposition |
otherCatalogNumbers¶
| Sources | DwC:otherCatalogNumbers |
previousIdentifications¶
| Sources | DwC:previousIdentifications |
associatedMedia¶
| Sources | DwC:associatedMedia |
associatedReferences¶
| Sources | DwC:associatedReferences |
associatedOccurrences¶
| Sources | DwC:associatedOccurrences |
associatedSequences¶
| Sources | DwC:associatedSequences |
associatedTaxa¶
| Sources | DwC:associatedTaxa |
eventID¶
| Sources | DwC:eventID |
samplingProtocol¶
| Sources | DwC:samplingProtocol |
samplingProtocolID¶
| Sources | DwC:samplingProtocol, DwC:occurrenceID |
samplingEffort¶
| Sources | DwC:samplingEffort |
eventDate¶
"The date-time or interval during which an Event occurred" (DwC)
| Sources | DwC:eventDate |
startDate¶
"The start date" (VegX) of the "interval during which an Event occurred" (DwC)
| Sources | DwC:eventDate, VegX:obsStartDate |
| Comments | Table removed because a date range usually applies to the event |
endDate¶
"The end date" (VegX) of the "interval during which an Event occurred" (DwC)
| Sources | DwC:eventDate, VegX:obsEndDate |
| Comments | Table removed because a date range usually applies to the event |
eventTime¶
| Sources | DwC:eventTime |
startDayOfYear¶
| Sources | DwC:startDayOfYear |
endDayOfYear¶
| Sources | DwC:endDayOfYear |
year¶
| Sources | DwC:year |
month¶
| Sources | DwC:month |
day¶
| Sources | DwC:day |
verbatimEventDate¶
| Sources | DwC:verbatimEventDate |
habitat¶
| Sources | DwC:habitat |
fieldNumber¶
| Sources | DwC:fieldNumber |
fieldNotes¶
| Sources | DwC:fieldNotes |
eventRemarks¶
| Sources | DwC:eventRemarks |
locationID¶
| Sources | DwC:locationID |
parentLocationID¶
| Sources | DwC:locationID, VegBank:PARENT_ID |
subplotID¶
| Sources | DwC:locationID, SALVIAS:subplot |
higherGeographyID¶
| Sources | DwC:higherGeographyID |
higherGeography¶
| Sources | DwC:higherGeography |
continent¶
| Sources | DwC:continent |
waterBody¶
| Sources | DwC:waterBody |
islandGroup¶
| Sources | DwC:islandGroup |
island¶
| Sources | DwC:island |
country¶
| Sources | DwC:country |
acceptedCountry¶
| Sources | DwC:country, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
countryCode¶
| Sources | DwC:countryCode |
stateProvince¶
| Sources | DwC:stateProvince |
acceptedStateProvince¶
| Sources | DwC:stateProvince, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
county¶
| Sources | DwC:county |
acceptedCounty¶
| Sources | DwC:county, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
municipality¶
| Sources | DwC:municipality |
locality¶
| Sources | DwC:locality |
verbatimLocality¶
| Sources | DwC:verbatimLocality |
verbatimElevation¶
| Sources | DwC:verbatimElevation |
| Comments | Must include units |
verbatimElevation_m¶
| Sources | DwC:verbatimElevation |
| Comments | Added units |
elevationInMeters¶
| Sources | DwC:minimumElevationInMeters |
| Comments | Prefix removed to use for non-ranges |
minimumElevationInMeters¶
| Sources | DwC:minimumElevationInMeters |
maximumElevationInMeters¶
| Sources | DwC:maximumElevationInMeters |
verbatimDepth¶
| Sources | DwC:verbatimDepth |
minimumDepthInMeters¶
| Sources | DwC:minimumDepthInMeters |
maximumDepthInMeters¶
| Sources | DwC:maximumDepthInMeters |
minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters¶
| Sources | DwC:minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters |
maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters¶
| Sources | DwC:maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters |
locationAccordingTo¶
| Sources | DwC:locationAccordingTo |
locationRemarks¶
| Sources | DwC:locationRemarks |
verbatimCoordinates¶
| Sources | DwC:verbatimCoordinates |
verbatimLatitude¶
| Sources | DwC:verbatimLatitude |
verbatimLongitude¶
| Sources | DwC:verbatimLongitude |
verbatimCoordinateSystem¶
| Sources | DwC:verbatimCoordinateSystem |
verbatimSRS¶
| Sources | DwC:verbatimSRS |
decimalLatitude¶
| Sources | DwC:decimalLatitude |
acceptedDecimalLatitude¶
| Sources | DwC:decimalLatitude, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
decimalLongitude¶
| Sources | DwC:decimalLongitude |
acceptedDecimalLongitude¶
| Sources | DwC:decimalLongitude, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
geodeticDatum¶
| Sources | DwC:geodeticDatum |
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters¶
| Sources | DwC:coordinateUncertaintyInMeters |
coordinatePrecision_deg¶
| Sources | DwC:coordinatePrecision |
| Comments | Added units |
pointRadiusSpatialFit¶
| Sources | DwC:pointRadiusSpatialFit |
footprintWKT¶
| Sources | DwC:footprintWKT |
footprintSRS¶
| Sources | DwC:footprintSRS |
footprintSpatialFit¶
| Sources | DwC:footprintSpatialFit |
georeferencedBy¶
| Sources | DwC:georeferencedBy |
georeferencedDate¶
| Sources | DwC:georeferencedDate |
georeferenceProtocol¶
| Sources | DwC:georeferenceProtocol |
georeferenceSources¶
| Sources | DwC:georeferenceSources |
georeferenceVerificationStatus¶
| Sources | DwC:georeferenceVerificationStatus |
georeferenceRemarks¶
| Sources | DwC:georeferenceRemarks |
geologicalContextID¶
| Sources | DwC:geologicalContextID |
earliestEonOrLowestEonothem¶
| Sources | DwC:earliestEonOrLowestEonothem |
latestEonOrHighestEonothem¶
| Sources | DwC:latestEonOrHighestEonothem |
earliestEraOrLowestErathem¶
| Sources | DwC:earliestEraOrLowestErathem |
latestEraOrHighestErathem¶
| Sources | DwC:latestEraOrHighestErathem |
earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem¶
| Sources | DwC:earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem |
latestPeriodOrHighestSystem¶
| Sources | DwC:latestPeriodOrHighestSystem |
earliestEpochOrLowestSeries¶
| Sources | DwC:earliestEpochOrLowestSeries |
latestEpochOrHighestSeries¶
| Sources | DwC:latestEpochOrHighestSeries |
earliestAgeOrLowestStage¶
| Sources | DwC:earliestAgeOrLowestStage |
latestAgeOrHighestStage¶
| Sources | DwC:latestAgeOrHighestStage |
lowestBiostratigraphicZone¶
| Sources | DwC:lowestBiostratigraphicZone |
highestBiostratigraphicZone¶
| Sources | DwC:highestBiostratigraphicZone |
lithostratigraphicTerms¶
| Sources | DwC:lithostratigraphicTerms |
group¶
| Sources | DwC:group |
formation¶
| Sources | DwC:formation |
member¶
| Sources | DwC:member |
bed¶
| Sources | DwC:bed |
identificationID¶
| Sources | DwC:identificationID |
identifiedBy¶
| Sources | DwC:identifiedBy |
dateIdentified¶
| Sources | DwC:dateIdentified |
identificationReferences¶
| Sources | DwC:identificationReferences |
identificationVerificationStatus¶
| Sources | DwC:identificationVerificationStatus |
identificationRemarks¶
| Sources | DwC:identificationRemarks |
identificationQualifier¶
| Sources | DwC:identificationQualifier |
acceptedIdentificationQualifier¶
| Sources | DwC:identificationQualifier, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
originalIdentificationQualifier¶
| Sources | DwC:identificationQualifier, DwC:originalNameUsage |
verbatimIdentificationQualifier¶
| Sources | DwC:identificationQualifier, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank |
typeStatus¶
"Indicates whether this specimen served as type for taxon name" (Brad Boyle)
| Sources | DwC:typeStatus |
taxonID¶
| Sources | DwC:taxonID |
parentTaxonID¶
| Sources | DwC:taxonID, VegBank:plantParent_ID |
scientificNameID¶
| Sources | DwC:scientificNameID |
parentScientificNameID¶
| Sources | DwC:scientificNameID, VegBank:plantParent_ID |
acceptedNameUsageID¶
| Sources | DwC:acceptedNameUsageID |
parentNameUsageID¶
| Sources | DwC:parentNameUsageID |
originalNameUsageID¶
| Sources | DwC:originalNameUsageID |
nameAccordingToID¶
| Sources | DwC:nameAccordingToID |
namePublishedInID¶
| Sources | DwC:namePublishedInID |
taxonConceptID¶
| Sources | DwC:taxonConceptID |
parentTaxonConceptID¶
| Sources | DwC:taxonConceptID, VegBank:plantParent_ID |
scientificName¶
| Sources | DwC:scientificName |
taxonName¶
Taxonomic name without author
| Sources | DwC:scientificName, DwC:Taxon |
acceptedTaxonName¶
Taxonomic name without author
| Sources | DwC:scientificName, DwC:Taxon, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
originalTaxonName¶
Taxonomic name without author
| Sources | DwC:scientificName, DwC:Taxon, DwC:originalNameUsage |
taxonNameOrEpithet¶
| Sources | DwC:scientificName, DwC:Taxon, DwC:specificEpithet, DwC:higherClassification |
verbatimTaxonName¶
Taxonomic name without author
| Sources | DwC:scientificName, DwC:Taxon, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank |
acceptedScientificName¶
| Sources | DwC:scientificName, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
originalScientificName¶
| Sources | DwC:scientificName, DwC:originalNameUsage |
verbatimScientificName¶
| Sources | DwC:scientificName, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank |
scientificNameWithMorphospecies¶
| Sources | DwC:scientificName, SALVIAS:morphospecies |
acceptedNameUsage¶
| Sources | DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
parentNameUsage¶
| Sources | DwC:parentNameUsage |
originalNameUsage¶
| Sources | DwC:originalNameUsage |
nameAccordingTo¶
| Sources | DwC:nameAccordingTo |
namePublishedIn¶
| Sources | DwC:namePublishedIn |
namePublishedInYear¶
| Sources | DwC:namePublishedInYear |
higherClassification¶
| Sources | DwC:higherClassification |
kingdom¶
| Sources | DwC:kingdom |
acceptedKingdom¶
| Sources | DwC:kingdom, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
originalKingdom¶
| Sources | DwC:kingdom, DwC:originalNameUsage |
verbatimKingdom¶
| Sources | DwC:kingdom, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank |
phylum¶
| Sources | DwC:phylum |
acceptedPhylum¶
| Sources | DwC:phylum, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
originalPhylum¶
| Sources | DwC:phylum, DwC:originalNameUsage |
verbatimPhylum¶
| Sources | DwC:phylum, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank |
class¶
| Sources | DwC:class |
acceptedClass¶
| Sources | DwC:class, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
originalClass¶
| Sources | DwC:class, DwC:originalNameUsage |
verbatimClass¶
| Sources | DwC:class, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank |
order¶
| Sources | DwC:order |
acceptedOrder¶
| Sources | DwC:order, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
originalOrder¶
| Sources | DwC:order, DwC:originalNameUsage |
verbatimOrder¶
| Sources | DwC:order, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank |
family¶
| Sources | DwC:family |
acceptedFamily¶
| Sources | DwC:family, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
originalFamily¶
| Sources | DwC:family, DwC:originalNameUsage |
verbatimFamily¶
| Sources | DwC:family, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank |
genus¶
| Sources | DwC:genus |
acceptedGenus¶
| Sources | DwC:genus, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
originalGenus¶
| Sources | DwC:genus, DwC:originalNameUsage |
verbatimGenus¶
| Sources | DwC:genus, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank |
subgenus¶
| Sources | DwC:subgenus |
verbatimSubgenus¶
| Sources | DwC:subgenus, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank |
specificEpithet¶
| Sources | DwC:specificEpithet |
acceptedSpecificEpithet¶
| Sources | DwC:specificEpithet, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
originalSpecificEpithet¶
| Sources | DwC:specificEpithet, DwC:originalNameUsage |
verbatimSpecificEpithet¶
| Sources | DwC:specificEpithet, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank |
infraspecificEpithet¶
| Sources | DwC:infraspecificEpithet |
acceptedInfraspecificEpithet¶
| Sources | DwC:infraspecificEpithet, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
originalInfraspecificEpithet¶
| Sources | DwC:infraspecificEpithet, DwC:originalNameUsage |
verbatimInfraspecificEpithet¶
| Sources | DwC:infraspecificEpithet, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank |
taxonRank¶
| Sources | DwC:taxonRank |
acceptedTaxonRank¶
| Sources | DwC:taxonRank, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
originalTaxonRank¶
| Sources | DwC:taxonRank, DwC:originalNameUsage |
verbatimTaxonRank¶
| Sources | DwC:verbatimTaxonRank |
scientificNameAuthorship¶
| Sources | DwC:scientificNameAuthorship |
acceptedScientificNameAuthorship¶
| Sources | DwC:scientificNameAuthorship, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
originalScientificNameAuthorship¶
| Sources | DwC:scientificNameAuthorship, DwC:originalNameUsage |
verbatimScientificNameAuthorship¶
| Sources | DwC:scientificNameAuthorship, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank |
vernacularName¶
| Sources | DwC:vernacularName |
nomenclaturalCode¶
| Sources | DwC:nomenclaturalCode |
taxonomicStatus¶
| Sources | DwC:taxonomicStatus |
taxonIsCanonical¶
| Sources | DwC:accepted |
nomenclaturalStatus¶
| Sources | DwC:nomenclaturalStatus |
taxonRemarks¶
| Sources | DwC:taxonRemarks |
resourceRelationshipID¶
| Sources | DwC:resourceRelationshipID |
resourceID¶
| Sources | DwC:resourceID |
relatedResourceID¶
| Sources | DwC:relatedResourceID |
relationshipOfResource¶
| Sources | DwC:relationshipOfResource |
relationshipAccordingTo¶
| Sources | DwC:relationshipAccordingTo |
relationshipEstablishedDate¶
| Sources | DwC:relationshipEstablishedDate |
relationshipRemarks¶
| Sources | DwC:relationshipRemarks |
measurementID¶
| Sources | DwC:measurementID |
measurementType¶
| Sources | DwC:measurementType |
measurementValue¶
| Sources | DwC:measurementValue |
measurementAccuracy¶
| Sources | DwC:measurementAccuracy |
measurementUnit¶
| Sources | DwC:measurementUnit |
measurementDeterminedDate¶
| Sources | DwC:measurementDeterminedDate |
measurementDeterminedBy¶
| Sources | DwC:measurementDeterminedBy |
measurementMethod¶
| Sources | DwC:measurementMethod |
measurementRemarks¶
| Sources | DwC:measurementRemarks |
yearCollected¶
| Sources | DwC:MaNIS:YearCollected |
monthCollected¶
| Sources | DwC:MaNIS:MonthCollected |
dayCollected¶
| Sources | DwC:MaNIS:DayCollected |
yearIdentified¶
| Sources | DwC:MaNIS:YearIdentified |
monthIdentified¶
| Sources | DwC:MaNIS:MonthIdentified |
dayIdentified¶
| Sources | DwC:MaNIS:DayIdentified |
longitude_DMS¶
| Sources | DwC:Classic:Longitude |
| Comments | Added units |
latitude_DMS¶
| Sources | DwC:Classic:Latitude |
| Comments | Added units |
dateCollected¶
| Sources | DwC:history:EarliestDateCollected-2007-04-17 |
| Comments | Prefix removed to use for non-ranges |
accordingTo¶
"Information about the authorship of this concept which uses the Name in their sense (i.e. secundum, sensu)" (TCS)
| Sources | TCS:AccordingTo |
forma¶
| Sources | TCS:fm, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany |
| Comments | "Form, race, variety are not subject to regulation in zoology; see ICZN Article 1.3.4" (TCS) |
acceptedForma¶
| Sources | TCS:fm, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
| Comments | "Form, race, variety are not subject to regulation in zoology; see ICZN Article 1.3.4" (TCS) |
originalForma¶
| Sources | TCS:fm, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany, DwC:originalNameUsage |
| Comments | "Form, race, variety are not subject to regulation in zoology; see ICZN Article 1.3.4" (TCS) |
verbatimForma¶
| Sources | TCS:fm, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank |
| Comments | "Form, race, variety are not subject to regulation in zoology; see ICZN Article 1.3.4" (TCS) |
variety¶
| Sources | TCS:var, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany |
| Comments | "Form, race, variety are not subject to regulation in zoology; see ICZN Article 1.3.4" (TCS) |
acceptedVariety¶
| Sources | TCS:var, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
| Comments | "Form, race, variety are not subject to regulation in zoology; see ICZN Article 1.3.4" (TCS) |
originalVariety¶
| Sources | TCS:var, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany, DwC:originalNameUsage |
| Comments | "Form, race, variety are not subject to regulation in zoology; see ICZN Article 1.3.4" (TCS) |
verbatimVariety¶
| Sources | TCS:var, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank |
| Comments | "Form, race, variety are not subject to regulation in zoology; see ICZN Article 1.3.4" (TCS) |
cultivar¶
| Sources | TCS:cv |
| Comments | "The epithet is usually output in single quotes and may contain multiple words, see ICBN §28" (TCS) |
acceptedCultivar¶
| Sources | TCS:cv, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
| Comments | "The epithet is usually output in single quotes and may contain multiple words, see ICBN §28" (TCS) |
originalCultivar¶
| Sources | TCS:cv, DwC:originalNameUsage |
| Comments | "The epithet is usually output in single quotes and may contain multiple words, see ICBN §28" (TCS) |
verbatimCultivar¶
| Sources | TCS:cv, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank |
| Comments | "The epithet is usually output in single quotes and may contain multiple words, see ICBN §28" (TCS) |
subspecies¶
| Sources | TCS:ssp, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany |
acceptedSubspecies¶
| Sources | TCS:ssp, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany, DwC:acceptedNameUsage |
originalSubspecies¶
| Sources | TCS:ssp, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany, DwC:originalNameUsage |
verbatimSubspecies¶
| Sources | TCS:ssp, Wikipedia:Ranks_in_botany, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank |
projectName¶
"Title of the project" (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:title, VegX:plotName |
locationName¶
"Name or label for a plot" (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:plotName, DwC:locationID |
parentPlotName¶
"Name or label" (VegX) for "the parent plot when plot is nested within another plot" (VegBank)
| Sources | VegX:plotName, VegBank:PARENT_ID |
plotNotes¶
"The text of notes taken in the field" (DwC) about the plot
| Sources | VegX:note, DwC:fieldNotes |
| Comments | Table added for uniqueness |
plotArea_m2¶
"Total area of the plot. Usually recorded in square meters." (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:area |
| Comments | Table added for clarity. Added units. |
slopeAspect¶
"Representative azimuth of slope gradient (0-360 degrees) or as a cardinal direction (e.g. N, S, NE)" (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:slopeAspect |
slopeGradient¶
"Representative inclination of slope in degrees" (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:slopeGradient |
landform¶
"A recognizable physical feature on the surface of the earth, often including consideration of the natural cause of its formation" (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:landform |
subplotX¶
"The X-coordinate of the related items position in meters. The user will enter the relative position of related item with respect to the plot origin (in meters) with the x-axis defined by the plot azimuth." (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:relativeX, SALVIAS:subplot |
subplotY¶
"The Y-coordinate of the related items position in metres. The user will enter the relative position of related item with respect to the plot origin (in meters) with the y-axis defined by the plot azimuth." (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:relativeY, SALVIAS:subplot |
projectID¶
"A reference to a specific 'project'" (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:projectID |
temperature¶
"Temperature during observation" (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:temperature |
communityID¶
"A community type is an abstract grouping of organisms that tend to co-occur on the landscape due to shared ecological requirements or preferences. May be designated by syntaxon or physiognomic types." (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:communityConcept, DwC:occurrenceID |
| Comments | Table shortened for standardization |
communityName¶
"A textual label for a community type" (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:name |
| Comments | Table shortened for standardization |
aggregateOccurrenceID¶
The ID for the aggregateOccurrence
| Sources | VegX:aggregateOrganismObservation, DwC:occurrenceID |
height_ft¶
"The measured height of the stem" (VegBank) in feet
| Sources | VegX:height, VegBank:stemHeight |
| Comments | Added units |
height_m¶
"The measured height of the stem in meters" (VegBank)
| Sources | VegX:height, VegBank:stemHeight |
| Comments | Added units |
organismX_m¶
"The X-coordinate of the related item position in m. The user will enter the relative position of related item with respect to the plot origin (in meters) with the x-axis defined by the plot azimuth." (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:relativeX |
| Comments | Table added for clarity. Added units. |
organismY_m¶
"The Y-coordinate of the relatedSpatialItem position in m. The user will enter the relative position of relatedSpatialItems with respect to the plot origin (in meters) with the y-axis defined by the plot azimuth." (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:relativeY |
| Comments | Table added for clarity. Added units. |
phosphorus_fraction¶
"Phosphorus of soil" (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:phosphorus |
| Comments | Added units |
phosphorus_percent¶
"Phosphorus of soil" (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:phosphorus |
| Comments | Added units |
potassium_fraction¶
"Pottasium of soil" (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:pottasium |
| Comments | Spelling corrected. Added units. |
potassium_percent¶
"Pottasium of soil" (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:pottasium |
| Comments | Spelling corrected. Added units. |
magnesium_fraction¶
"Magnesium of soil" (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:magnesium |
| Comments | Added units |
magnesium_percent¶
"Magnesium of soil" (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:magnesium |
| Comments | Added units |
nitrogen_fraction¶
"Nitrogen of soil" (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:nitrogen |
| Comments | Added units |
nitrogen_percent¶
"Nitrogen of soil" (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:nitrogen |
| Comments | Added units |
ph¶
"The pH of the soil" (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:ph |
coverPercent¶
"Average cover of the index in percent" (VegX)
| Sources | VegX:coverPercent |
growthForm¶
| Sources | VegBank:growthform1Type, habitClassIncluded |
authorStemCode¶
| Sources | VegBank:authorPlotCode, VegBank:stemCode |
minSlopeAspect¶
| Sources | VegBank:minSlopeAspect |
maxSlopeAspect¶
| Sources | VegBank:maxSlopeAspect |
minSlopeGradient¶
| Sources | VegBank:minSlopeGradient |
maxSlopeGradient¶
| Sources | VegBank:maxSlopeGradient |
projectStartDate¶
"Project start date" (VegBank)
| Sources | VegBank:startDate, VegX:obsStartDate |
projectEndDate¶
"Project stop date" (VegBank)
| Sources | VegBank:stopDate, VegX:obsEndDate |
referenceType¶
| Values | herbarium, primary database, aggregator, … |
| Sources | VegBank:referenceType, BIEN2:bien_web:aggregatorOrPrimary, BIEN2:bien_web:isHerbarium |
organic_fraction¶
| Sources | VegBank:soilOrganic |
| Comments | Added units |
organic_percent¶
| Sources | VegBank:soilOrganic |
| Comments | Added units |
texture¶
| Sources | VegBank:soilTexture |
sand_fraction¶
| Sources | VegBank:soilSand |
| Comments | Added units |
sand_percent¶
| Sources | VegBank:soilSand |
| Comments | Added units |
silt_fraction¶
| Sources | VegBank:soilSilt |
| Comments | Added units |
silt_percent¶
| Sources | VegBank:soilSilt |
| Comments | Added units |
clay_fraction¶
| Sources | VegBank:soilClay |
| Comments | Added units |
clay_percent¶
| Sources | VegBank:soilClay |
| Comments | Added units |
cationExchangeCapacity_cmol_kg¶
| Sources | VegBank:exchangeCapacity, SALVIAS:DB:soil_cation_cap |
| Comments | Expanded for clarity |
baseSaturation_fraction¶
| Sources | VegBank:baseSaturation |
| Comments | Added units |
baseSaturation_percent¶
| Sources | VegBank:baseSaturation |
| Comments | Added units |
stemCount¶
| Sources | VegBank:stemCount |
matchedTaxonFit_fraction¶
| Sources | VegBank:taxonFit, TNRS:Overall_score, TNRS:Name_matched |
| Comments | Added units |
matchedFamilyFit_fraction¶
| Sources | VegBank:taxonFit, TNRS:Family_score, TNRS:Family_matched |
| Comments | Added units |
matchedGenusFit_fraction¶
| Sources | VegBank:taxonFit, TNRS:Genus_score, TNRS:Genus_matched |
| Comments | Added units |
matchedSpeciesFit_fraction¶
| Sources | VegBank:taxonFit, TNRS:Specific_epithet_score, TNRS:Specific_epithet_matched, DwC:Classic:Species |
| Comments | Added units |
taxonOccurrenceID¶
| Sources | VegBank:where_tablename, DwC:occurrenceID |
precipitation¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:precip_mm |
| Comments | Expanded for clarity |
observationMeasure¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:observation_type, VegBIEN:observationmeasure, DwC:samplingProtocol |
plotArea_ha¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:plot_area_ha |
censusNumber¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:census_no |
| Comments | Expanded for clarity |
subplot¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:subplot |
tag¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:tag2 |
| Comments | Number removed for clarity |
voucherType¶
| Values | direct, indirect |
| Sources | SALVIAS:det_type |
morphospecies¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:morphospecies |
intercept_cm¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:intercept_cm |
intercept_m¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:intercept_cm |
| Comments | Changed to SI base units |
heightFirstBranch¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:ht_first_branch_m |
diameterBreastHeight_cm¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:stem_dbh |
| Comments | Expanded for clarity. Added units. |
diameterBreastHeight_in¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:stem_dbh |
| Comments | Expanded for clarity. Added units. |
diameterBreastHeight_m¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:stem_dbh |
| Comments | Expanded for clarity. Added units. |
basalDiameter¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:basal_diam |
| Comments | Expanded for clarity |
canopyForm¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:stem_canopy_form |
canopyPosition¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:stem_canopy_position |
lianaInfestation¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:stem_liana_infestation |
carbon_fraction¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:DB:soil_C |
| Comments | Expanded for clarity. Added units. |
carbon_percent¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:DB:soil_C |
| Comments | Expanded for clarity. Added units. |
calcium_fraction¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:DB:soil_Ca |
| Comments | Expanded for clarity. Added units. |
calcium_percent¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:DB:soil_Ca |
| Comments | Expanded for clarity. Added units. |
sodium_fraction¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:DB:soil_Na |
| Comments | Expanded for clarity. Added units. |
sodium_percent¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:DB:soil_Na |
| Comments | Expanded for clarity. Added units. |
acidity_fraction¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:DB:soil_acidity |
| Comments | Added units |
acidity_percent¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:DB:soil_acidity |
| Comments | Added units |
conductivity¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:DB:soil_conductivity |
stemID¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:DB:stem_id |
diameterBreastHeightGentry¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:DB:gentry_dbh |
| Comments | Expanded for clarity |
stemNotes¶
| Sources | SALVIAS:DB:stem_notes |
datasource¶
| Sources | BIEN2:bien_web:dataSourceName, DwC:institutionCode |
observationType¶
| Values | plot, specimen |
| Sources | BIEN2:bien_web:observationType |
higherPlantGroup¶
| Sources | BIEN2:bien_web:higherPlantGroup, DwC:higherClassification |
latLongDomainValid¶
Whether the coordinates are in the range of valid decimal values
| Sources | BIEN2:bien_web:isValidLatLong |
latLongDomainInvalid¶
Whether the coordinates are not in the range of valid decimal values
| Sources | BIEN2:bien_web:isValidLatLong, BIEN2:geoscrub:isBadLatLong |
geovalid¶
| Sources | BIEN2:bien_web:isGeovalid |
individualCount_1cm_or_more¶
| Sources | BIEN2:bien_web:abund1, DwC:individualCount |
individualCount_2_5cm_or_more¶
| Sources | BIEN2:bien_web:5, DwC:individualCount |
individualCount_10cm_or_more¶
| Sources | BIEN2:bien_web:abund10, DwC:individualCount |
oldGrowth¶
| Sources | BIEN2:geoscrub:oldgrowth |
latLongInCountry¶
| Sources | BIEN2:geoscrub:isInCountry, BIEN2:geoscrub:isBadLatLong, DwC:country |
distanceToCountry_km¶
| Sources | BIEN2:geoscrub:distErrCountry, DwC:country |
| Comments | Added units |
distanceToCountry_m¶
| Sources | BIEN2:geoscrub:distErrCountry, DwC:country |
| Comments | Added units |
latLongInStateProvince¶
| Sources | BIEN2:geoscrub:isInStateProvince, BIEN2:geoscrub:isBadLatLong, DwC:stateProvince |
distanceToStateProvince_km¶
| Sources | BIEN2:geoscrub:distErrStateProvince, DwC:stateProvince |
| Comments | Added units |
distanceToStateProvince_m¶
| Sources | BIEN2:geoscrub:distErrStateProvince, DwC:stateProvince |
| Comments | Added units |
latLongInCounty¶
| Sources | BIEN2:geoscrub:isInCountyParish, BIEN2:geoscrub:isBadLatLong, DwC:county |
isNewWorld¶
| Sources | BIEN2:geoscrub:isNewWorld |
threatened¶
| Sources | IUCN:The_IUCN_Red_List_of_Threatened_Species |
speciesBinomial¶
genus+specificEpithet
| Sources | Wikipedia:Binomial_nomenclature, DwC:Classic:Species |
OMIT¶
The field contains data but should be omitted
| Comments | The reason for omission should be described in the mapping's comments |
PRIVATE¶
The field contains private data which should be omitted from a public database
UNUSED¶
The field does not contain any data
| Comments | The following query should return no rows: SELECT * FROM table WHERE field IS NOT NULL |
See also¶
ACAD.Specimen.csv 
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