VegCore¶

Combines 371 terms from existing vegetation data formats

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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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Index¶

Categories: Record, Occurrence, Event, Location, GeologicalContext, Identification, Taxon, ResourceRelationship, MeasurementOrFact, Uncategorized

• VegCore
  • Examples
    • Example specimen data
• Index
• Namespaces
  • DwC
  • TCS
  • VegX
  • VegBank
  • SALVIAS
  • BIEN2
    • BIEN2-web
    • BIEN2-core
    • BIEN2-geoscrub
    • BIEN2-staging
  • VegBIEN
• Record
  • type
  • modified
  • language
  • rights
  • rightsHolder
  • accessRights
  • bibliographicCitation
  • references
  • institutionID
  • collectionID
  • datasetID
  • institutionCode
  • collectionCode
  • datasetName
  • ownerInstitutionCode
  • basisOfRecord
  • informationWithheld
  • dataGeneralizations
  • dynamicProperties
• Occurrence
  • 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
• Event
  • eventID
  • samplingProtocol
  • samplingProtocolID
  • samplingEffort
  • eventDate
  • startDate
  • endDate
  • eventTime
  • startDayOfYear
  • endDayOfYear
  • year
  • month
  • day
  • verbatimEventDate
  • habitat
  • fieldNumber
  • fieldNotes
  • eventRemarks
• Location
  • 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
• GeologicalContext
  • geologicalContextID
  • earliestEonOrLowestEonothem
  • latestEonOrHighestEonothem
  • earliestEraOrLowestErathem
  • latestEraOrHighestErathem
  • earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem
  • latestPeriodOrHighestSystem
  • earliestEpochOrLowestSeries
  • latestEpochOrHighestSeries
  • earliestAgeOrLowestStage
  • latestAgeOrHighestStage
  • lowestBiostratigraphicZone
  • highestBiostratigraphicZone
  • lithostratigraphicTerms
  • group
  • formation
  • member
  • bed
• Identification
  • identificationID
  • identifiedBy
  • dateIdentified
  • identificationReferences
  • identificationVerificationStatus
  • identificationRemarks
  • identificationQualifier
  • acceptedIdentificationQualifier
  • originalIdentificationQualifier
  • verbatimIdentificationQualifier
  • typeStatus
• Taxon
  • 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
• ResourceRelationship
  • resourceRelationshipID
  • resourceID
  • relatedResourceID
  • relationshipOfResource
  • relationshipAccordingTo
  • relationshipEstablishedDate
  • relationshipRemarks
• MeasurementOrFact
  • measurementID
  • measurementType
  • measurementValue
  • measurementAccuracy
  • measurementUnit
  • measurementDeterminedDate
  • measurementDeterminedBy
  • measurementMethod
  • measurementRemarks
• Uncategorized
  • 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¶

Darwin Core

VegCore is a strict superset, adding ~200 terms to Darwin Core

TCS¶

Taxonomic Concept Schema

VegX¶

VegX

VegBank¶

VegBank

SALVIAS¶

SALVIAS

BIEN2¶

BIEN2

BIEN2-web¶

schema | database

BIEN2-core¶

schema | database

BIEN2-geoscrub¶

database

BIEN2-staging¶

database

VegBIEN¶

VegBIEN

Record¶

Sources: DwC:Record-level 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

Occurrence¶

Sources: DwC:Occurrence (components)

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

Event¶

Sources: DwC:Event (components)

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

Location¶

Sources: DwC:Location (components)

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

GeologicalContext¶

Sources: DwC:GeologicalContext (components)

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

Identification¶

Sources: DwC:Identification (components)

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

Taxon¶

Sources: DwC:Taxon (components)

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

ResourceRelationship¶

Sources: DwC:ResourceRelationship (components)

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

MeasurementOrFact¶

Sources: DwC:MeasurementOrFact (components)

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

Uncategorized¶

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¶

• VegCore refactoring