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VegBank Data Dictionary: Field Details

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Table (DB Name)	observation
Table	Observation
Field	Floristic Quality
DB Field Name	floristicQuality
Req'd?	no
Data Type	varchar (30)
Misc Flag	n/a
References	n/a
List?	closed
Notes	closed list
Definition	Subjective assessment of floristic quality by the party that submitted the plot (e.g., Highest, High, High but incomplete, Moderate, Moderate and incomplete, Low).
closed List of Values: Value Description Sorting Highest at least 95% of all taxa were identified to species level; search was thorough. 1 High between 85% and 95% of all taxa were identified to species level; search was thorough. 2 High but incomplete at least 85% of all taxa were identified to species level; search was not so thorough. 3 Moderate between 70% and 85% of all taxa were identified to species level; search was thorough. 4 Moderate but incomplete between 70% and 85% of all taxa were identified to species level; search was not so thorough. 5 Low less than 70% of all taxa were identified to species level. 6

 

Table (DB Name)	observation
Table	Observation
Field	Bryophyte Quality
DB Field Name	bryophyteQuality
Req'd?	no
Data Type	varchar (30)
Misc Flag	n/a
References	n/a
List?	closed
Notes	closed list
Definition	Subjective assessment of the taxonomic quality of the bryophyte data by the party that submitted the plot (e.g., Highest, High, High but incomplete, Moderate, Moderate and incomplete, Low, Very incomplete, absent).
closed List of Values: Value Description Sorting Highest   1 High   2 High but incomplete   3 Moderate   4 Moderate but incomplete   5 Low   6 Very incomplete   7 Not examined   8

 

Table (DB Name)	observation
Table	Observation
Field	Lichen Quality
DB Field Name	lichenQuality
Req'd?	no
Data Type	varchar (30)
Misc Flag	n/a
References	n/a
List?	closed
Notes	closed list
Definition	Subjective assessment of the taxonomic quality of the lichen data by the party that submitted the plot (e.g., Highest, High, High but incomplete, Moderate, Moderate and incomplete, Low, Very incomplete, absent).
closed List of Values: Value Description Sorting Highest   1 High   2 High but incomplete   3 Moderate   4 Moderate but incomplete   5 Low   6 Very incomplete   7 Not examined   8

 

Table (DB Name)	observation
Table	Observation
Field	Observation Narrative
DB Field Name	observationNarrative
Req'd?	no
Data Type	text
Misc Flag	n/a
References	n/a
List?	no
Notes	n/a
Definition	Additional unstructured observations useful for understanding the ecological attributes and significance of the plot observations.

 

Table (DB Name)	observation
Table	Observation
Field	Landscape Narrative
DB Field Name	landscapeNarrative
Req'd?	no
Data Type	text
Misc Flag	n/a
References	n/a
List?	no
Notes	n/a
Definition	Unstructured observations on the landscape context of the observed plot.

 

Table (DB Name)	observation
Table	Observation
Field	Homogeneity
DB Field Name	homogeneity
Req'd?	no
Data Type	varchar (50)
Misc Flag	n/a
References	n/a
List?	closed
Notes	closed list
Definition	How homogeneous was the community (e.g., homogeneous, compositional trend across plot, conspicuous inclusions, irregular mosaic or pattern).
closed List of Values: Value Description Sorting homogeneous   1 compositional trend across plot   2 conspicuous inclusions   3 irregular or pattern mosaic   4

 

Table (DB Name)	observation
Table	Observation
Field	Phenologic Aspect
DB Field Name	phenologicAspect
Req'd?	no
Data Type	varchar (30)
Misc Flag	n/a
References	n/a
List?	closed
Notes	closed list
Definition	Season expression of the community (e.g., typical growing season, vernal, aestival, wet, autumnal, winter, dry, irregular ephemerals present).
closed List of Values: Value Description Sorting typical growing season   1 vernal   2 early wet season   3 aestival   4 wet season   5 autumnal   6 late wet season   7 winter   8 dry season   9 irregular ephemeral phase   10

 

Table (DB Name)	observation
Table	Observation
Field	Representativeness
DB Field Name	representativeness
Req'd?	no
Data Type	varchar (255)
Misc Flag	n/a
References	n/a
List?	no
Notes	n/a
Definition	How representative was the plot of the stand?

 

Table (DB Name)	observation
Table	Observation
Field	Stand Maturity
DB Field Name	standMaturity
Req'd?	no
Data Type	varchar (50)
Misc Flag	n/a
References	n/a
List?	closed
Notes	closed list
Definition	How mature is the stand. Could be young, mature but even-aged, old-growth, etc.
closed List of Values: Value Description Sorting Young, regenerative   1 Even-age, aggrading   2 Mature, even-age   3 Transition, breakup   4 Oldgrowth, all-age   5 Uneven-age Ages of individuals are uneven so that this community does not fit neatly into the succession model. 6

 

Table (DB Name)	observation
Table	Observation
Field	Successional Status
DB Field Name	successionalStatus
Req'd?	no
Data Type	text
Misc Flag	n/a
References	n/a
List?	no
Notes	n/a
Definition	Description of the assumed successional status of the plot. This description is of necessity highly subjective.