VegCore data dictionary¶

VegCore combines 370+ 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¶

Source
Method
Project
Event
Coordinates
Location
LocationObservation
Subplot
SubplotObservation
GeologicalContext
Occurrence
Taxon
TaxonConcept
TaxonOccurrence
TaxonDetermination
TaxonObservation
AggregateObservation
Individual
IndividualObservation
Stem
StemObservation
Specimen
Measurement
ResourceRelationship
Uncategorized
Special
Database-internal

Terms¶

VegCore data dictionary
- Examples
  - Example specimen data
Index
- Tables
- Terms
Namespaces
- DwC
- TCS
- VegX
- VegBank
- SALVIAS
- CTFS
- BIEN2
- VegBIEN
- VegCore
Source
- - Reference
  - Record
- type
- modified
- language
- rights
- rightsHolder
- accessRights
- bibliographicCitation
- references
- institutionID
- collectionID
- datasetID
- institutionCode
- collectionCode
- datasetName
- ownerInstitutionCode
- basisOfRecord
- informationWithheld
- dataGeneralizations
- dynamicProperties
Method
Project
Event
- eventID
- samplingProtocol
- samplingProtocolID
- samplingEffort
- eventDate
- startDate
- endDate
- eventTime
- startDayOfYear
- endDayOfYear
- year
- month
- day
- verbatimEventDate
- habitat
- fieldNumber
- fieldNotes
- eventRemarks
Coordinates
Location
- - Plot
- 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
LocationObservation
- - PlotObservation
  - VegBank_Observation
Subplot
SubplotObservation
GeologicalContext
- geologicalContextID
- earliestEonOrLowestEonothem
- latestEonOrHighestEonothem
- earliestEraOrLowestErathem
- latestEraOrHighestErathem
- earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem
- latestPeriodOrHighestSystem
- earliestEpochOrLowestSeries
- latestEpochOrHighestSeries
- earliestAgeOrLowestStage
- latestAgeOrHighestStage
- lowestBiostratigraphicZone
- highestBiostratigraphicZone
- lithostratigraphicTerms
- group
- formation
- member
- bed
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
Taxon
- - TaxonName
  - PlantName
- 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
- - PlantConcept
TaxonOccurrence
- - TaxonNameUsageConcept
- authorTaxonCode
  - authorPlantName
TaxonDetermination
- - Identification
  - TaxonInterpretation
- identificationID
- identifiedBy
- dateIdentified
- identificationReferences
- identificationVerificationStatus
- identificationRemarks
- identificationQualifier
- acceptedIdentificationQualifier
- originalIdentificationQualifier
- verbatimIdentificationQualifier
- typeStatus
TaxonObservation
- taxonObservationID
AggregateObservation
Individual
- - IndividualOrganism
  - Tree
IndividualObservation
- - IndividualOrganismObservation
- individualObservationID
  - individualOrganismObservationID
- individualCode
  - authorPlantCode
Stem
- - StemLocation
StemObservation
Specimen
- catalogNumber
- preparations
- disposition
- otherCatalogNumbers
Measurement
- - MeasurementOrFact
- measurementID
- measurementType
  - traitName
- measurementValue
- measurementAccuracy
- measurementUnit
- measurementDeterminedDate
- measurementDeterminedBy
- measurementMethod
- measurementRemarks
ResourceRelationship
- resourceRelationshipID
- resourceID
- relatedResourceID
- relationshipOfResource
- relationshipAccordingTo
- relationshipEstablishedDate
- relationshipRemarks
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
  - authorPlotCode
- 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
  - stemCode
- 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
  - taxonNameUsageConceptID
- 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
Special
- OMIT
- PRIVATE
- UNUSED
Database-internal
- taxonOccurrencePkey
See also
- - Regenerating the VegCore terms list

Namespaces¶

DwC¶

Darwin Core

VegCore is a superset, adding ~200 terms to Darwin Core
Note that this is a superset of the concepts in Darwin Core, not necessarily with the same term names

TCS¶

Taxonomic Concept Schema

VegX¶

VegBank¶

SALVIAS¶

CTFS¶

Center for Tropical Forest Science

schema

BIEN2¶

web schema | core schema | databases

VegBIEN¶

VegCore¶

The namespace of all terms in this data dictionary
This is the implied namespace of terms with no explicit namespace

Source ¶

a "reference[...] cited within the database" (VegBank)

Synonyms:

Reference¶

From: VegBank

Record¶

From: DwC

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 ¶

From: DwC

collectionID ¶

From: DwC

datasetID ¶

From: DwC

institutionCode ¶

From: DwC

collectionCode ¶

From: DwC

datasetName ¶

From: DwC

ownerInstitutionCode ¶

From: DwC

basisOfRecord ¶

From: DwC

informationWithheld ¶

From: DwC

dataGeneralizations ¶

From: DwC

dynamicProperties ¶

From: DwC

Method ¶

"A specific method definition followed in the creation of the dataset. Each method links to a protocol and literature citation reference. A protocol may have many method or steps." (VegX)

From: VegX

Related: samplingProtocol, VegBank:stratumMethod, VegBank:coverMethod

Project ¶

A "project established to collect vegetation plot data. Each plot originates as part of a project." (VegBank)

From: VegX, VegBank

Event ¶

"an action that occurs at a place and during a period of time" (DwC)

From: DwC (fields)

eventID ¶

From: DwC

samplingProtocol ¶

From: DwC

samplingProtocolID ¶

Sources: DwC:samplingProtocol, DwC:occurrenceID

samplingEffort ¶

From: DwC

eventDate ¶

"The date-time or interval during which an Event occurred" (DwC)

From: DwC

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 ¶

From: DwC

startDayOfYear ¶

From: DwC

endDayOfYear ¶

From: DwC

year ¶

From: DwC

month ¶

From: DwC

day ¶

From: DwC

verbatimEventDate ¶

From: DwC

habitat ¶

From: DwC

fieldNumber ¶

From: DwC

fieldNotes ¶

From: DwC

eventRemarks ¶

From: DwC

Coordinates ¶

A numerically-defined location

From: CTFS:v5

Location ¶

"A spatial region" (DwC) or point

From: DwC (fields)

Synonyms:

Plot¶

From: VegX, VegBank

locationID ¶

From: DwC

parentLocationID ¶

Sources: DwC:locationID, VegBank:PARENT_ID

subplotID ¶

Sources: DwC:locationID, SALVIAS:subplot

higherGeographyID ¶

From: DwC

higherGeography ¶

From: DwC

continent ¶

From: DwC

waterBody ¶

From: DwC

islandGroup ¶

From: DwC

island ¶

From: DwC

country ¶

From: DwC

acceptedCountry ¶

Sources: DwC:country, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

countryCode ¶

From: DwC

stateProvince ¶

From: DwC

acceptedStateProvince ¶

Sources: DwC:stateProvince, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

county ¶

From: DwC

acceptedCounty ¶

Sources: DwC:county, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

municipality ¶

From: DwC

locality ¶

From: DwC

verbatimLocality ¶

From: DwC

verbatimElevation ¶

From: DwC

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 ¶

From: DwC

maximumElevationInMeters ¶

From: DwC

verbatimDepth ¶

From: DwC

minimumDepthInMeters ¶

From: DwC

maximumDepthInMeters ¶

From: DwC

minimumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters ¶

From: DwC

maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters ¶

From: DwC

locationAccordingTo ¶

From: DwC

locationRemarks ¶

From: DwC

verbatimCoordinates ¶

From: DwC

verbatimLatitude ¶

From: DwC

verbatimLongitude ¶

From: DwC

verbatimCoordinateSystem ¶

From: DwC

verbatimSRS ¶

From: DwC

decimalLatitude ¶

From: DwC

acceptedDecimalLatitude ¶

Sources: DwC:decimalLatitude, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

decimalLongitude ¶

From: DwC

acceptedDecimalLongitude ¶

Sources: DwC:decimalLongitude, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

geodeticDatum ¶

From: DwC

coordinateUncertaintyInMeters ¶

From: DwC

coordinatePrecision_deg ¶

Sources: DwC:coordinatePrecision

Comments: Added units

pointRadiusSpatialFit ¶

From: DwC

footprintWKT ¶

From: DwC

footprintSRS ¶

From: DwC

footprintSpatialFit ¶

From: DwC

georeferencedBy ¶

From: DwC

georeferencedDate ¶

From: DwC

georeferenceProtocol ¶

From: DwC

georeferenceSources ¶

From: DwC

georeferenceVerificationStatus ¶

From: DwC

georeferenceRemarks ¶

From: DwC

LocationObservation ¶

A sampling of a Location

Synonyms:

PlotObservation¶

From: VegX

VegBank_Observation¶

From: VegBank

Related: Location, VegBank:plot

Subplot ¶

"subplot, line, or any other subsample or subdivision of plot" (SALVIAS)

Related: SALVIAS:subplot

SubplotObservation ¶

A sampling of a Subplot

Related: Subplot, LocationObservation

GeologicalContext ¶

"information pertaining to a location within a geological context, such as stratigraphy" (DwC)

From: DwC (fields)

geologicalContextID ¶

From: DwC

earliestEonOrLowestEonothem ¶

From: DwC

latestEonOrHighestEonothem ¶

From: DwC

earliestEraOrLowestErathem ¶

From: DwC

latestEraOrHighestErathem ¶

From: DwC

earliestPeriodOrLowestSystem ¶

From: DwC

latestPeriodOrHighestSystem ¶

From: DwC

earliestEpochOrLowestSeries ¶

From: DwC

latestEpochOrHighestSeries ¶

From: DwC

earliestAgeOrLowestStage ¶

From: DwC

latestAgeOrHighestStage ¶

From: DwC

lowestBiostratigraphicZone ¶

From: DwC

highestBiostratigraphicZone ¶

From: DwC

lithostratigraphicTerms ¶

From: DwC

group ¶

From: DwC

formation ¶

From: DwC

member ¶

From: DwC

bed ¶

From: DwC

Occurrence ¶

An observation of any entity, biological or otherwise

From: DwC (fields)

occurrenceID ¶

From: DwC

occurrenceRemarks ¶

From: DwC

recordNumber ¶

From: DwC

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)

From: DwC

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 ¶

From: DwC

individualCount ¶

From: DwC

sex ¶

From: DwC

lifeStage ¶

From: DwC

reproductiveCondition ¶

From: DwC

behavior ¶

From: DwC

establishmentMeans ¶

From: DwC

cultivated ¶

Sources: DwC:cultivated

Comments: Picklist value extracted

cultivatedBasis ¶

Sources: DwC:cultivated

Comments: Picklist value extracted

occurrenceStatus ¶

From: DwC

previousIdentifications ¶

From: DwC

associatedMedia ¶

From: DwC

associatedReferences ¶

From: DwC

associatedOccurrences ¶

From: DwC

associatedSequences ¶

From: DwC

associatedTaxa ¶

From: DwC

Taxon ¶

"a group of one (or more) populations of organism(s), which a taxonomist adjudges to be a unit" (Wikipedia)

From: Wikipedia, DwC (fields)

Synonyms:

TaxonName¶

From: VegX

PlantName¶

From: VegBank

taxonID ¶

From: DwC

parentTaxonID ¶

Sources: DwC:taxonID, VegBank:plantParent_ID

scientificNameID ¶

From: DwC

parentScientificNameID ¶

Sources: DwC:scientificNameID, VegBank:plantParent_ID

acceptedNameUsageID ¶

From: DwC

parentNameUsageID ¶

From: DwC

originalNameUsageID ¶

From: DwC

nameAccordingToID ¶

From: DwC

namePublishedInID ¶

From: DwC

taxonConceptID ¶

From: DwC

parentTaxonConceptID ¶

Sources: DwC:taxonConceptID, VegBank:plantParent_ID

scientificName ¶

From: DwC

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 ¶

From: DwC

parentNameUsage ¶

From: DwC

originalNameUsage ¶

From: DwC

nameAccordingTo ¶

From: DwC

namePublishedIn ¶

From: DwC

namePublishedInYear ¶

From: DwC

higherClassification ¶

From: DwC

kingdom ¶

From: DwC

acceptedKingdom ¶

Sources: DwC:kingdom, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalKingdom ¶

Sources: DwC:kingdom, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimKingdom ¶

Sources: DwC:kingdom, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

phylum ¶

From: DwC

acceptedPhylum ¶

Sources: DwC:phylum, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalPhylum ¶

Sources: DwC:phylum, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimPhylum ¶

Sources: DwC:phylum, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

class ¶

From: DwC

acceptedClass ¶

Sources: DwC:class, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalClass ¶

Sources: DwC:class, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimClass ¶

Sources: DwC:class, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

order ¶

From: DwC

acceptedOrder ¶

Sources: DwC:order, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalOrder ¶

Sources: DwC:order, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimOrder ¶

Sources: DwC:order, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

family ¶

From: DwC

acceptedFamily ¶

Sources: DwC:family, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalFamily ¶

Sources: DwC:family, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimFamily ¶

Sources: DwC:family, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

genus ¶

From: DwC

acceptedGenus ¶

Sources: DwC:genus, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalGenus ¶

Sources: DwC:genus, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimGenus ¶

Sources: DwC:genus, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

subgenus ¶

From: DwC

verbatimSubgenus ¶

Sources: DwC:subgenus, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

specificEpithet ¶

From: DwC

acceptedSpecificEpithet ¶

Sources: DwC:specificEpithet, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalSpecificEpithet ¶

Sources: DwC:specificEpithet, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimSpecificEpithet ¶

Sources: DwC:specificEpithet, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

infraspecificEpithet ¶

From: DwC

acceptedInfraspecificEpithet ¶

Sources: DwC:infraspecificEpithet, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalInfraspecificEpithet ¶

Sources: DwC:infraspecificEpithet, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimInfraspecificEpithet ¶

Sources: DwC:infraspecificEpithet, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

taxonRank ¶

From: DwC

acceptedTaxonRank ¶

Sources: DwC:taxonRank, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalTaxonRank ¶

Sources: DwC:taxonRank, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimTaxonRank ¶

From: DwC

scientificNameAuthorship ¶

From: DwC

acceptedScientificNameAuthorship ¶

Sources: DwC:scientificNameAuthorship, DwC:acceptedNameUsage

originalScientificNameAuthorship ¶

Sources: DwC:scientificNameAuthorship, DwC:originalNameUsage

verbatimScientificNameAuthorship ¶

Sources: DwC:scientificNameAuthorship, DwC:verbatimTaxonRank

vernacularName ¶

From: DwC

nomenclaturalCode ¶

From: DwC

taxonomicStatus ¶

From: DwC

taxonIsCanonical ¶

Sources: DwC:accepted

nomenclaturalStatus ¶

From: DwC

taxonRemarks ¶

From: DwC

TaxonConcept ¶

A Taxon described by a specific Reference

From: VegX

Synonyms:

PlantConcept¶

From: VegBank

Related: taxonConceptID

TaxonOccurrence ¶

Any entity on which TaxonDeterminations can be made

"A taxon name string occurring within the dataset. This is a usage concept defined by the dataset author which may follow, or be according to, an additional third party. It may be further related to a published name (taxon name, tcs:TaxonName) and or taxonomic name (taxon concept, tcs:TaxonConcept) in taxonDetermination." (VegX)

Requirements: Should be at the finest level of granularity possible, i.e. each specimen, plant, size class, etc. gets its own TaxonOccurrence

Synonyms:

TaxonNameUsageConcept¶

From: VegX

Named like: DwC:Occurrence

authorTaxonCode ¶

Synonyms:

authorPlantName¶

From: VegBank

Related: recordNumber, VegBank:authorPlotCode, VegBank:stemCode, Taxon

TaxonDetermination ¶

An assertion that a TaxonOccurrence is a particular Taxon

From: VegX

Synonyms:

Identification¶

From: DwC (fields)

TaxonInterpretation¶

From: VegBank

identificationID ¶

From: DwC

identifiedBy ¶

From: DwC

dateIdentified ¶

From: DwC

identificationReferences ¶

From: DwC

identificationVerificationStatus ¶

From: DwC

identificationRemarks ¶

From: DwC

identificationQualifier ¶

From: DwC

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)

From: DwC

TaxonObservation ¶

An observation of a Taxon's existence

From: VegBank

taxonObservationID ¶

From: VegBank

AggregateObservation ¶

"An observation applying to all occurrences of an organism based on an aggregation factor" (VegX)

"the importance (i.e. cover, basal area, biomass) of [a] taxon observed on a plot" (VegBank)

Synonyms:

AggregateOrganismObservation¶

From: VegX

AggregateOccurrence¶

From: VegBIEN

TaxonImportance¶

From: VegBank

Related: VegBank:stemCount, IndividualObservation

Individual ¶

A distinct biological organism

Synonyms:

IndividualOrganism¶

From: VegX (also organism)

Tree¶

From: CTFS

Related: IndividualObservation

IndividualObservation ¶

An observation of an Individual

Synonyms:

IndividualOrganismObservation¶

From: VegX (also organismObservation)

Related: Individual

individualObservationID ¶

The unique identifier for the observation of an individual

Requirements: Must be unique within the datasource

Synonyms:

individualOrganismObservationID¶

From: VegX

Related: individualID

Suggestions: Usually set to a database primary key

individualCode ¶

From: SALVIAS

Synonyms:

authorPlantCode¶

Named like: authorPlotCode, PlantConcept

Stem ¶

An "individual tree stem" (VegBank)

From: CTFS

Synonyms:

StemLocation¶

From: VegBank

Related: StemObservation, Individual

StemObservation ¶

An observation of a Stem

Related: Stem, IndividualObservation

Specimen ¶

A "part of a plant" (Wikipedia) collected from it

From: Wikipedia, CTFS

Related: DwC:Occurrence:specimen

catalogNumber ¶

From: DwC

preparations ¶

From: DwC

disposition ¶

From: DwC

otherCatalogNumbers ¶

From: DwC

Measurement ¶

An attribute of any type of Occurrence

Synonyms:

MeasurementOrFact¶

From: DwC (fields)

measurementID ¶

From: DwC

measurementType ¶

From: DwC

Synonyms:

traitName¶

From: BIEN2

measurementValue ¶

Sources: DwC:measurementValue, BIEN2:TraitValue

measurementAccuracy ¶

From: DwC

measurementUnit ¶

Sources: DwC:measurementUnit, BIEN2:Unit

measurementDeterminedDate ¶

From: DwC

measurementDeterminedBy ¶

From: DwC

measurementMethod ¶

From: DwC

measurementRemarks ¶

From: DwC

ResourceRelationship ¶

"information pertaining to relationships between resources (instances of data records, such as Occurrences, Taxa, Locations, Events)" (DwC)

From: DwC (fields)

resourceRelationshipID ¶

From: DwC

resourceID ¶

From: DwC

relatedResourceID ¶

From: DwC

relationshipOfResource ¶

From: DwC

relationshipAccordingTo ¶

From: DwC

relationshipEstablishedDate ¶

From: DwC

relationshipRemarks ¶

From: DwC

Uncategorized ¶

yearCollected ¶

Sources: DwC:YearCollected

monthCollected ¶

Sources: DwC:MonthCollected

dayCollected ¶

Sources: DwC:DayCollected

yearIdentified ¶

Sources: DwC:YearIdentified

monthIdentified ¶

Sources: DwC:MonthIdentified

dayIdentified ¶

Sources: DwC:DayIdentified

longitude_DMS ¶

Sources: DwC:Longitude

Comments: Added units

latitude_DMS ¶

Sources: DwC:Latitude

Comments: Added units

dateCollected ¶

Sources: DwC: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