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VegBank Data Dictionary

Table (DB Name)	taxonObservation
Table	Taxon Observation
Field	Taxon Inference Area
DB Field Name	taxonInferenceArea
Req'd?	no
Data Type	Float
Misc Flag	n/a
List?	no
Definition	This is the area in m2 used to infer the presence of a given taxon. Generally this should be equal to observation.taxonInferenceArea, but at times this area may be larger or smaller for a specific taxon. RESERVED VALUE: -1 is used to indicate that no known plot boundaries were used when recording this species on the plot. That is, this species may occur outside the plot area as indicated in the plot and observation tables.