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VegBank Data Dictionary

Table (DB Name)	coverIndex
Table	Cover Index
Field	Cover Percent
DB Field Name	coverPercent
Req'd?	required
Data Type	Float
Misc Flag	n/a
List?	no
Definition	A middle value (usually mean or geometric mean) between the upperLimit and lowerLimt stored by the database for each taxon observation and used for all coverclass conversions and interpretations. This is assigned by the author of the cover class schema.