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VegBank Data Dictionary

Table (DB Name)	coverIndex
Table	Cover Index
Field	Lower Limit
DB Field Name	lowerLimit
Req'd?	no
Data Type	Float
Misc Flag	n/a
List?	no
Definition	This is the lower limit, in percent, associated with a specific coverCode. Where a cover scale has a non-quantitative lower or upper value, as in the "+" of the Braun-Blanquet scale, it is necessary to provide an approximation with "0" being the lower limit of the bottom most class.