VegCore data dictionary¶
VegCore combines 371 terms from existing vegetation data formats
Note: Some links point to a location within a text file. For these links, mouse over the link to see the location within the file.
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¶
Tables¶
Record
Occurrence
Event
Location
GeologicalContext
Identification
Taxon
ResourceRelationship
MeasurementOrFact
Uncategorized
Terms¶
- VegCore data dictionary
- Index
- Namespaces
- Source
- Event
- Occurrence
- occurrenceID
- occurrenceRemarks
- recordNumber
- recordedBy
- recordedBy_givenName
- recordedBy_surName
- recordedBy_middleName
- individualID
- individualCount
- sex
- lifeStage
- reproductiveCondition
- behavior
- establishmentMeans
- cultivated
- cultivatedBasis
- occurrenceStatus
- previousIdentifications
- associatedMedia
- associatedReferences
- associatedOccurrences
- associatedSequences
- associatedTaxa
- AggregateObservation
- Individual
- IndividualObservation
- Stem
- StemObservation
- Specimen
- 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
- 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
- TaxonConcept
- ResourceRelationship
- MeasurementOrFact
- 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¶
VegCore is a superset, adding ~200 terms to Darwin Core
TCS¶
VegX¶
VegBank¶
SALVIAS¶
CTFS¶
Center for Tropical Forest Science | schema
BIEN2¶
BIEN2-web¶
BIEN2-core¶
BIEN2-geoscrub¶
BIEN2-staging¶
VegBIEN¶
VegCore¶
The namespace of all terms in this data dictionary
Also contains new terms with no equivalents in other namespaces
Source¶
Synonyms: VegBank:Reference, 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
Event¶
Synonyms: 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
Occurrence¶
Synonyms: DwC:Occurrence (components)
occurrenceID¶
Sources: DwC:occurrenceID
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
previousIdentifications¶
Sources: DwC:previousIdentifications
associatedMedia¶
Sources: DwC:associatedMedia
associatedReferences¶
Sources: DwC:associatedReferences
associatedOccurrences¶
Sources: DwC:associatedOccurrences
associatedSequences¶
Sources: DwC:associatedSequences
associatedTaxa¶
Sources: DwC:associatedTaxa
AggregateObservation¶
Synonyms: VegX:aggregateOrganismObservation
Related: IndividualObservation
Individual¶
Synonyms: VegX:individualOrganism (also organism), CTFS:Tree
Related: IndividualObservation
IndividualObservation¶
Synonyms: VegX:individualOrganismObservation (also organismObservation)
Related: Individual
Stem¶
Synonyms: CTFS:Stem, VegBank:stemLocation
Related: StemObservation, Individual
StemObservation¶
Related: Stem, IndividualObservation
Specimen¶
Synonyms: CTFS:Specimen
Related: DwC:Occurrence:specimen
catalogNumber¶
Sources: DwC:catalogNumber
preparations¶
Sources: DwC:preparations
disposition¶
Sources: DwC:disposition
otherCatalogNumbers¶
Sources: DwC:otherCatalogNumbers
Location¶
Synonyms: 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¶
Synonyms: 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¶
Synonyms: 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¶
Synonyms: 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
TaxonConcept¶
Synonyms: VegX:taxonConcept, VegBank:plantConcept
Related: taxonConceptID
ResourceRelationship¶
Synonyms: 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¶
Synonyms: 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:abund2.5, 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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