| Table |
Field | DB Field Name | Req'd? | Data Type | Misc Flag | List? | Definition |
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Observation |
Floristic Quality
|
floristicQuality
|
no
|
varchar (30)
|
n/a
|
closed
|
Subjective assessment of floristic quality by the party that submitted the plot (e.g., Highest, High, High but incomplete, Moderate, Moderate and incomplete, Low).
|
|
Observation |
Bryophyte Quality
|
bryophyteQuality
|
no
|
varchar (30)
|
n/a
|
closed
|
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).
|
|
Observation |
Lichen Quality
|
lichenQuality
|
no
|
varchar (30)
|
n/a
|
closed
|
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).
|
|
Observation |
Observation Narrative
|
observationNarrative
|
no
|
text
|
n/a
|
no
|
Additional unstructured observations useful for understanding the ecological attributes and significance of the plot observations.
|
|
Observation |
Landscape Narrative
|
landscapeNarrative
|
no
|
text
|
n/a
|
no
|
Unstructured observations on the landscape context of the observed plot.
|
|
Observation |
Homogeneity
|
homogeneity
|
no
|
varchar (50)
|
n/a
|
closed
|
How homogeneous was the community (e.g., homogeneous, compositional trend across plot, conspicuous inclusions, irregular mosaic or pattern).
|
|
Observation |
Phenologic Aspect
|
phenologicAspect
|
no
|
varchar (30)
|
n/a
|
closed
|
Season expression of the community (e.g., typical growing season, vernal, aestival, wet, autumnal, winter, dry, irregular ephemerals present).
|
|
Observation |
Representativeness
|
representativeness
|
no
|
varchar (255)
|
n/a
|
no
|
How representative was the plot of the stand?
|
|
Observation |
Stand Maturity
|
standMaturity
|
no
|
varchar (50)
|
n/a
|
closed
|
How mature is the stand. Could be young, mature but even-aged, old-growth, etc.
|
|
Observation |
Successional Status
|
successionalStatus
|
no
|
text
|
n/a
|
no
|
Description of the assumed successional status of the plot. This description is of necessity highly subjective.
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