| |
| Term Name: Observation |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/Observation |
| Class: | |
| Definition: | Details about the nature, context, state, or activity of a subject. |
| Comment: | The observation closely resembles the Darwin Core class MeasurementOrFact. In EthoCore, observations are restricted to observations about resources. Examples: An observed foraging event. An observed proximity episode. The occupancy of a location by a species. |
| Details: | Observation |
| Term Name: Measurement |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/Measurement |
| Class: | |
| Definition: | A metric measurement of a subject. |
| Comment: | The measurement closely resembles the Darwin Core class MeasurementOrFact. In EthoCore, measurements are restricted to metric measurements, whether other assertions are consider observations. |
| Details: | Measurement |
| Term Name: Organism |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Organism |
| Class: | |
| Definition: | A particular organism or defined group of organisms considered to be taxonomically homogeneous. |
| Comment: | Instances of the Organism class are intended to facilitate linking of one or more Identification instances to one or more Occurrence instances. Therefore, things that are typically assigned scientific names (such as viruses, hybrids, and lichens) and aggregates whose occurrences are typically recorded (such as packs, clones, and colonies) are included in the scope of this class. |
| Details: | Organism |
| Term Name: Patch |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/Patch |
| Class: | |
| Definition: | A feature of the environment, living or otherwise, that provides nourishment, protection, or other benefit to the survival of animals or the persistence of species. |
| Comment: | Examples: A fruiting tree. A sleeping site. A water hole. A mineral lick. |
| Details: | Patch |
| Term Name: MaterialSample |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/MaterialSample |
| Class: | |
| Definition: | A physical result of a sampling (or subsampling) event. In biological collections, the material sample is typically collected, and either preserved or destructively processed. |
| Comment: | Examples: A whole organism preserved in a collection. A part of an organism isolated for some purpose. A soil sample. A marine microbial sample. |
| Details: | MaterialSample |
| Term Name: Event |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Event |
| Class: | |
| Definition: | An action that occurs at some location during some time. |
| Comment: | Examples: A specimen collection process. A machine observation. |
| Details: | Event |
| Term Name: Activity |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/Activity |
| Class: | |
| Definition: | An activity state scheduled or performed by an observer. |
| Comment: | Example: Recording behavior. Driving to camp. Conducting experiment. |
| Details: | Activity |
| Term Name: Location |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Location |
| Class: | |
| Definition: | A spatial region or named place. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | Location |
| Term Name: Identification |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Identification |
| Class: | |
| Definition: | A taxonomic determination (e.g., the assignment to a taxon). |
| Comment: | Example: A subspecies determination of an organism. |
| Details: | Identification |
| Term Name: Taxon |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/Taxon |
| Class: | |
| Definition: | A group of organisms (sensu http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0100026) considered by taxonomists to form a homogeneous unit. |
| Comment: | Example: The genus Truncorotaloides as published by Brönnimann et al. in 1953 in the Journal of Paleontology Vol. 27(6) p. 817-820. |
| Details: | Taxon |
| Term Name: ResourceRelationship |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ResourceRelationship |
| Class: | |
| Definition: | A relationship of one rdfs:Resource (http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Resource) to another. |
| Comment: | Resources can be thought of as identifiable records or instances of classes and may include, but need not be limited to Occurrences, Organisms, MaterialSamples, Events, Locations, GeologicalContexts, Identifications, or Taxa. Example: An instance of an Organism is the mother of another instance of an Organism. |
| Details: | ResourceRelationship |
| Term Name: type |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://purl.org/dc/terms/type |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | The nature or genre of the resource. For EthoCore, recommended best practice is to use the controlled vocabulary specified in Ethogrammar Document Types. |
| Comment: | Examples: "StillImage", "MovingImage", "Sound", "PhysicalObject", "Event", "Text". |
| Details: | type |
| Term Name: modified |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | The most recent date-time on which the resource was changed. |
| Comment: | Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. |
| Details: | modified |
| Term Name: language |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://purl.org/dc/terms/language |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | A language of the resource. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as RFC 4646 [RFC4646]. |
| Comment: | Examples: "en" for English, "es" for Spanish. |
| Details: | language |
| Term Name: license |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://purl.org/dc/terms/license |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. |
| Comment: | Examples: "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode", "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode". |
| Details: | license |
| Term Name: rightsHolder |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://purl.org/dc/terms/rightsHolder |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. |
| Comment: | Example: "The Regents of the University of California.". |
| Details: | rightsHolder |
| Term Name: accessRights |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://purl.org/dc/terms/accessRights |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. |
| Comment: | Example: "not-for-profit use only". |
| Details: | accessRights |
| Term Name: bibliographicCitation |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://purl.org/dc/terms/bibliographicCitation |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | A bibliographic reference for the resource as a statement indicating how this record should be cited (attributed) when used. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Ctenomys sociabilis (MVZ 165861)" for a specimen, "Oliver P. Pearson. 1985. Los tuco-tucos (genera Ctenomys) de los Parques Nacionales Lanin y Nahuel Huapi, Argentina Historia Natural, 5(37):337-343." for a Taxon. |
| Details: | bibliographicCitation |
| Term Name: references |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://purl.org/dc/terms/references |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. |
| Comment: | Examples: "http://mvzarctos.berkeley.edu/guid/MVZ:Mamm:165861"; "http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/show_species_details.php?record_id=6197868". |
| Details: | references |
| Term Name: institutionID |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/institutionID |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | An identifier for the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record. |
| Comment: | For physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use an identifier from a collections registry such as the Global Registry of Biodiversity Repositories (http://grbio.org/). Examples: "http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34777", "http://grbio.org/cool/km06-gtbn). Examples: "http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34777", "http://grbio.org/cool/km06-gtbn". |
| Details: | institutionID |
| Term Name: collectionID |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/collectionID |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | An identifier for the collection or dataset from which the record was derived. |
| Comment: | For physical specimens, the recommended best practice is to use an identifier from a collections registry such as the Global Registry of Biodiversity Repositories (http://grbio.org/). Examples: "http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:1001", "http://grbio.org/cool/p5fp-c036). Examples: "http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:1001", "http://grbio.org/cool/p5fp-c036". |
| Details: | collectionID |
| Term Name: datasetID |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/datasetID |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | An identifier for the set of data. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to a collection or institution. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | datasetID |
| Term Name: institutionCode |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/institutionCode |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record. |
| Comment: | Examples: "MVZ", "FMNH", "AKN-CLO", "University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP)". |
| Details: | institutionCode |
| Term Name: collectionCode |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/collectionCode |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | The name, acronym, coden, or initialism identifying the collection or data set from which the record was derived. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Mammals", "Hildebrandt", "eBird". |
| Details: | collectionCode |
| Term Name: datasetName |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/datasetName |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | The name identifying the data set from which the record was derived. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Grinnell Resurvey Mammals", "Lacey Ctenomys Recaptures". |
| Details: | datasetName |
| Term Name: ownerInstitutionCode |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/ownerInstitutionCode |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | The name (or acronym) in use by the institution having ownership of the object(s) or information referred to in the record. |
| Comment: | Examples: "NPS", "APN", "InBio". |
| Details: | ownerInstitutionCode |
| Term Name: basisOfRecord |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/basisOfRecord |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | The specific nature of the data record. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
| Comment: | Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the list of Darwin Core classes. Examples: "PreservedSpecimen", "FossilSpecimen", "LivingSpecimen", "HumanObservation", "MachineObservation". |
| Details: | basisOfRecord |
| Term Name: informationWithheld |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/informationWithheld |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | Additional information that exists, but that has not been shared in the given record. |
| Comment: | Examples: "location information not given for endangered species", "collector identities withheld", "ask about tissue samples". |
| Details: | informationWithheld |
| Term Name: dataGeneralizations |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dataGeneralizations |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | Actions taken to make the shared data less specific or complete than in its original form. Suggests that alternative data of higher quality may be available on request. |
| Comment: | Example: "Coordinates generalized from original GPS coordinates to the nearest half degree grid cell". |
| Details: | dataGeneralizations |
| Term Name: dynamicProperties |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dynamicProperties |
| Class: | all |
| Definition: | A list of additional measurements, facts, characteristics, or assertions about the record. Meant to provide a mechanism for structured content. |
| Comment: | The recommended best practice is to use a key:value encoding schema such as JSON. Examples: "{"heightInMeters":1.5}", "{"tragusLengthInMeters":0.014, "weightInGrams":120}", "{"natureOfID":"expert identification", "identificationEvidence":"cytochrome B sequence"}", "{"relativeHumidity":28, "airTemperatureInCelcius":22, "sampleSizeInKilograms":10}", "{"aspectHeading":277, "slopeInDegrees":6}", "{"iucnStatus":"vulnerable", "taxonDistribution":"Neuquén, Argentina"}". |
| Details: | dynamicProperties |
| Term Name: observationID |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/observationID |
| Class: | Observation |
| Definition: | An identifier for the Observation. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | observationID |
| Term Name: observationType |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/observationType |
| Class: | Observation |
| Definition: | The nature of the observation. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
| Comment: | Examples: "focal observation", "group activity", "nearest neighbor", "contact", "indirect sign", "ad libitum" |
| Details: | observationType |
| Term Name: observationValue |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/observationValue |
| Class: | Observation |
| Definition: | The value of the observation being made. |
| Comment: | Examples: "foraging", "pregnant", "in proximity" |
| Details: | observationValue |
| Term Name: observationAccuracy |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/observationAccuracy |
| Class: | Observation |
| Definition: | The description of the potential error associated with the observationValue. |
| Comment: | Examples: "observation taken from 100m distance" |
| Details: | observationAccuracy |
| Term Name: observationUnit |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/observationUnit |
| Class: | Observation |
| Definition: | The units associated with the observationValue. Recommended best practice is to use the International System of Units (SI). |
| Comment: | Examples: "mm", "C", "km", "ha" |
| Details: | observationUnit |
| Term Name: observationDeterminedBy |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/observationDeterminedBy |
| Class: | Observation |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the value of the Observation. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Javier de la Torre", "Julie Woodruff; Eileen Lacey". The recommended best practice is to separate multiple values with a vertical bar (' | '). |
| Details: | observationDeterminedBy |
| Term Name: observationMethod |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/observationMethod |
| Class: | Observation |
| Definition: | A description of or reference to (publication, URI) the method or protocol used to determine the observation. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Altmann 1974" for a behavioral observation. |
| Details: | observationMethod |
|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/observationRemarks |
| Class: | Observation |
| Definition: | Comments or notes accompanying the observation. |
| Comment: | Example: "unsure if the subject was identified correctly" |
| Details: | observationRemarks |
| Term Name: measurementID |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/measurementID |
| Class: | Measurement |
| Definition: | An identifier for the Measurement (information pertaining to metric measurements). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | measurementID |
| Term Name: measurementType |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/measurementType |
| Class: | Measurement |
| Definition: | The nature of the measurement. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
| Comment: | Examples: "tail length", "temperature", "trap line length", "survey area" |
| Details: | measurementType |
| Term Name: measurementValue |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/measurementValue |
| Class: | Measurement |
| Definition: | The value of the measurement. |
| Comment: | Measurement examples: "45", "20", "1", "14.5", "UV-light". Observation examples: "foraging", "pregnant", "in proximity" |
| Details: | measurementValue |
| Term Name: measurementAccuracy |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/measurementAccuracy |
| Class: | Measurement |
| Definition: | The description of the potential error associated with the measurementValue. |
| Comment: | Examples: "0.01", "normal distribution with variation of 2 m" |
| Details: | measurementAccuracy |
| Term Name: measurementUnit |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/measurementUnit |
| Class: | Measurement |
| Definition: | The units associated with the measurementValue. Recommended best practice is to use the International System of Units (SI). |
| Comment: | Examples: "mm", "C", "km", "ha" |
| Details: | measurementUnit |
| Term Name: measurementDeterminedBy |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/measurementDeterminedBy |
| Class: | Measurement |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the value of the Measurement. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Javier de la Torre", "Julie Woodruff; Eileen Lacey". The recommended best practice is to separate multiple values with a vertical bar (' | '). |
| Details: | measurementDeterminedBy |
| Term Name: measurementMethod |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/measurementMethod |
| Class: | Measurement |
| Definition: | A description of or reference to (publication, URI) the method or protocol used to determine the measurement, fact, characteristic, assertion, or observation. |
| Comment: | Examples: "minimum convex polygon around burrow entrances" for a home range area, "barometric altimeter" for an elevation |
| Details: | measurementMethod |
| Term Name: measurementInstrument |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/measurementInstrument |
| Class: | Measurement |
| Definition: | The instrument used to perform a measurement. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
| Comment: | Examples: "measuring tape", "digital thermometer", "1000 ml graduated cylinder", "spectrophotometer" |
| Details: | measurementInstrument |
|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/measurementRemarks |
| Class: | Measurement |
| Definition: | Comments or notes accompanying the metric measurement. |
| Comment: | Example: "tip of tail missing" |
| Details: | measurementRemarks |
| Term Name: organismID |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismID |
| Class: | Organism |
| Definition: | An identifier for the Organism instance (as opposed to a particular digital record of the Organism). May be a globally unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | organismID |
| Term Name: organismName |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismName |
| Class: | Organism |
| Definition: | A textual name or label assigned to an Organism instance. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Huberta", "Boab Prison Tree", "J pod". |
| Details: | organismName |
| Term Name: organismScope |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismScope |
| Class: | Organism |
| Definition: | A description of the kind of Organism instance. Can be used to indicate whether the Organism instance represents a discrete organism or if it represents a particular type of aggregation. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
| Comment: | This term is not intended to be used to specify a type of taxon. To describe the kind of Organism using a URI object in RDF, use rdf:type (http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type) instead. Examples: "multicellular organism", "virus", "clone" "pack", "colony). |
| Details: | organismScope |
|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/organismRemarks |
| Class: | Organism |
| Definition: | Comments or notes about the Organism instance. |
| Comment: | Example: "One of a litter of six.". |
| Details: | organismRemarks |
| Term Name: organismCode |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/organismCode |
| Class: | Organism |
| Definition: | A shorthand code for the Animal. |
| Comment: | Examples: "FRO", "KOK", "PG" |
| Details: | organismCode |
| Term Name: patchID |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/patchID |
| Class: | Patch |
| Definition: | An identifier for the ResearchPatch. May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | patchID |
| Term Name: patchName |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/patchName |
| Class: | Patch |
| Definition: | The given name for the Patch. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | patchName |
| Term Name: patchType |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/patchType |
| Class: | Patch |
| Definition: | The category to which the Patch belongs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
| Comment: | Examples: "tree", "mineral lick" |
| Details: | patchType |
| Term Name: patchUse |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/patchUse |
| Class: | Patch |
| Definition: | The primary manner in which the Patch is used by study subjects. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
| Comment: | Examples: "feeding", "sleeping" |
| Details: | patchUse |
| Term Name: timeMarked |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/timeMarked |
| Class: | Patch |
| Definition: | The time during which a ResearchPatch was marked. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | timeMarked |
| Term Name: dateMarked |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/dateMarked |
| Class: | Patch |
| Definition: | The date during which a ResearchPatch was marked. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | dateMarked |
| Term Name: dateOfExpiration |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/dateOfExpiration |
| Class: | Patch |
| Definition: | The date on which a ResearchPatch disappears, dies, or otherwise ceases to exist. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | dateOfExpiration |
| Term Name: markedBy |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/markedBy |
| Class: | Patch |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who marked the Patch. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | markedBy |
|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/patchRemarks |
| Class: | Patch |
| Definition: | Comments or notes about the Patch. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | patchRemarks |
| Term Name: materialSampleID |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/materialSampleID |
| Class: | MaterialSample |
| Definition: | An identifier for the MaterialSample (as opposed to a particular digital record of the material sample). In the absence of a persistent global unique identifier, construct one from a combination of identifiers in the record that will most closely make the materialSampleID globally unique. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | materialSampleID |
| Term Name: materialSampleType |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/materialSampleType |
| Class: | MaterialSample |
| Definition: | The type of physical material represented by the MaterialSample. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
| Comment: | Examples: "feces", "buffy coat", "left upper dental cast", "carcass" |
| Details: | materialSampleType |
|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/materialSampleRemarks |
| Class: | MaterialSample |
| Definition: | Comments or notes about the MaterialSample. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | materialSampleRemarks |
| Term Name: eventID |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventID |
| Class: | Event |
| Definition: | An identifier for the set of information associated with an Event (something that occurs at a place and time). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | eventID |
| Term Name: eventDate |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventDate |
| Class: | Event |
| Definition: | The date-time or interval during which an Event occurred. For observations or activities, this is the date-time when the event was recorded. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). |
| Comment: | Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. |
| Details: | eventDate |
| Term Name: eventTime |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventTime |
| Class: | Event |
| Definition: | The time or interval during which an Event occurred. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). |
| Comment: | Examples: "14:07-0600" is 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "08:40:21Z" is 8:40:21am UTC, "13:00:00Z/15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1pm UTC and 3:30pm UTC. |
| Details: | eventTime |
| Term Name: samplingProtocol |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/samplingProtocol |
| Class: | Event |
| Definition: | The name of, reference to, or description of the method or protocol used during an Event. |
| Comment: | Examples: "UV light trap", "mist net", "bottom trawl", "ad hoc observation", "point count", "Penguins from space: faecal stains reveal the location of emperor penguin colonies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00467.x", "Takats et al. 2001. Guidelines for Nocturnal Owl Monitoring in North America. Beaverhill Bird Observatory and Bird Studies Canada, Edmonton, Alberta. 32 pp.", "http://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/Owl.pdf" |
| Details: | samplingProtocol |
| Term Name: samplingEffort |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/samplingEffort |
| Class: | Event |
| Definition: | The amount of effort expended during an Event. |
| Comment: | Examples: "40 trap-nights", "10 observer-hours; 10 km by foot; 30 km by car" |
| Details: | samplingEffort |
|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/eventRemarks |
| Class: | Event |
| Definition: | Comments or notes about the Event. |
| Comment: | Example: "after the recent rains the river is nearly at flood stage" |
| Details: | eventRemarks |
| Term Name: activityID |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/activityID |
| Class: | Activity |
| Definition: | An identifier for the Activity (some activity state scheduled or performed by a user). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | activityID |
| Term Name: activityType |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/activityType |
| Class: | Activity |
| Definition: | The type of activity being scheduled or performed. |
| Comment: | Examples: "focal sample collection", "searching for animals". |
| Details: | activityType |
| Term Name: activityBy |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/activityBy |
| Class: | Activity |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who conducted the Activity. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | activityBy |
|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/activityRemarks |
| Class: | Activity |
| Definition: | Comments or notes about the Activity. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | activityRemarks |
| Term Name: locationID |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locationID |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | An identifier for the set of location information (data associated with dcterms:Location). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | locationID |
| Term Name: higherGeographyID |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/higherGeographyID |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | An identifier for the geographic region within which the Location occurred. Recommended best practice is to use an persistent identifier from a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. |
| Comment: | Example: "TGN: 1002002" for Prov. Tierra del Fuego, Argentina |
| Details: | higherGeographyID |
| Term Name: higherGeography |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/higherGeography |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of geographic names less specific than the information captured in the locality term. |
| Comment: | Example: "South America; Argentina; Patagonia; Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi; Neuquén; Los Lagos" with accompanying values "South America" in Continent, "Argentina" in Country, "Neuquén" in StateProvince, and Los Lagos in County. |
| Details: | higherGeography |
| Term Name: continent |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/continent |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The name of the continent in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Africa", "Antarctica", "Asia", "Europe", "North America", "Oceania", "South America" |
| Details: | continent |
| Term Name: islandGroup |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/islandGroup |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The name of the island group in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Alexander Archipelago", "Seychelles" |
| Details: | islandGroup |
| Term Name: island |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/island |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The name of the island on or near which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Isla Victoria", "Vancouver", "Viti Levu", "Zanzibar" |
| Details: | island |
| Term Name: country |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/country |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The name of the country or major administrative unit in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Denmark", "Colombia", "España" |
| Details: | country |
| Term Name: countryCode |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/countryCode |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The standard code for the country in which the Location occurs. Recommended best practice is to use ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 country codes. |
| Comment: | Examples: "AR" for Argentina, "SV" for El Salvador |
| Details: | countryCode |
| Term Name: stateProvince |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/stateProvince |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The name of the next smaller administrative region than country (state, province, canton, department, region, etc.) in which the Location occurs. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Montana", "Minas Gerais", "Córdoba" |
| Details: | stateProvince |
| Term Name: county |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/county |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than stateProvince (county, shire, department, etc.) in which the Location occurs. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Missoula", "Los Lagos", "Mataró" |
| Details: | county |
| Term Name: municipality |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/municipality |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The full, unabbreviated name of the next smaller administrative region than county (city, municipality, etc.) in which the Location occurs. Do not use this term for a nearby named place that does not contain the actual location. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Holzminden" |
| Details: | municipality |
| Term Name: locality |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locality |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The specific description of the place. Less specific geographic information can be provided in other geographic terms (higherGeography, continent, country, stateProvince, county, municipality, waterBody, island, islandGroup). This term may contain information modified from the original to correct perceived errors or standardize the description. |
| Comment: | Example: "Bariloche, 25 km NNE via Ruta Nacional 40 (=Ruta 237)" |
| Details: | locality |
| Term Name: verbatimLocality |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimLocality |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The original textual description of the place. |
| Comment: | Example: "25 km NNE Bariloche por R. Nac. 237" |
| Details: | verbatimLocality |
| Term Name: minimumElevationInMeters |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/minimumElevationInMeters |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The lower limit of the range of elevation (altitude, usually above sea level), in meters. |
| Comment: | Example: "100" |
| Details: | minimumElevationInMeters |
| Term Name: maximumElevationInMeters |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/maximumElevationInMeters |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The upper limit of the range of elevation (altitude, usually above sea level), in meters. |
| Comment: | Example: "200" |
| Details: | maximumElevationInMeters |
| Term Name: verbatimElevation |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimElevation |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The original description of the elevation (altitude, usually above sea level) of the Location. |
| Comment: | Example: "100-200 m" |
| Details: | verbatimElevation |
| Term Name: verbatimDepth |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The original description of the depth below the local surface. |
| Comment: | Example: "100-200 m" |
| Details: | verbatimDepth |
| Term Name: locationAccordingTo |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locationAccordingTo |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | Information about the source of this Location information. Could be a publication (gazetteer), institution, or team of individuals. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names", "GADM" |
| Details: | locationAccordingTo |
|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/locationRemarks |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | Comments or notes about the Location. |
| Comment: | Example: "under water since 2005" |
| Details: | locationRemarks |
| Term Name: decimalLatitude |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLatitude |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are north of the Equator, negative values are south of it. Legal values lie between -90 and 90, inclusive. |
| Comment: | Example: "-41.0983423" |
| Details: | decimalLatitude |
| Term Name: decimalLongitude |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/decimalLongitude |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, using the spatial reference system given in geodeticDatum) of the geographic center of a Location. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. Legal values lie between -180 and 180, inclusive. |
| Comment: | Example: "-121.1761111" |
| Details: | decimalLongitude |
| Term Name: geodeticDatum |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/geodeticDatum |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude as based. Recommended best practice is use the EPSG code as a controlled vocabulary to provide an SRS, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. If none of these is known, use the value "unknown". |
| Comment: | Examples: "EPSG:4326", "WGS84", "NAD27", "Campo Inchauspe", "European 1950", "Clarke 1866" |
| Details: | geodeticDatum |
| Term Name: coordinateUncertaintyInMeters |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/coordinateUncertaintyInMeters |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The horizontal distance (in meters) from the given decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude describing the smallest circle containing the whole of the Location. Leave the value empty if the uncertainty is unknown, cannot be estimated, or is not applicable (because there are no coordinates). Zero is not a valid value for this term. |
| Comment: | Examples: "30" (reasonable lower limit of a GPS reading under good conditions if the actual precision was not recorded at the time), "71" (uncertainty for a UTM coordinate having 100 meter precision and a known spatial reference system). |
| Details: | coordinateUncertaintyInMeters |
| Term Name: coordinatePrecision |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/coordinatePrecision |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | A decimal representation of the precision of the coordinates given in the decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude. |
| Comment: | Examples: "0.00001" (normal GPS limit for decimal degrees), "0.000278" (nearest second), "0.01667" (nearest minute), "1.0" (nearest degree) |
| Details: | coordinatePrecision |
| Term Name: pointRadiusSpatialFit |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/pointRadiusSpatialFit |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The ratio of the area of the point-radius (decimalLatitude, decimalLongitude, coordinateUncertaintyInMeters) to the area of the true (original, or most specific) spatial representation of the Location. Legal values are 0, greater than or equal to 1, or undefined. A value of 1 is an exact match or 100% overlap. A value of 0 should be used if the given point-radius does not completely contain the original representation. The pointRadiusSpatialFit is undefined (and should be left blank) if the original representation is a point without uncertainty and the given georeference is not that same point (without uncertainty). If both the original and the given georeference are the same point, the pointRadiusSpatialFit is 1. |
| Comment: | Detailed explanations with graphical examples can be found in the "Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing", Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006 (http://www.gbif.org/prog/digit/Georeferencing). |
| Details: | pointRadiusSpatialFit |
| Term Name: verbatimCoordinates |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimCoordinates |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The verbatim original spatial coordinates of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem. |
| Comment: | Examples: "41 05 54S 121 05 34W", "17T 630000 4833400" |
| Details: | verbatimCoordinates |
| Term Name: verbatimLatitude |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimLatitude |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The verbatim original latitude of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem. |
| Comment: | Example: "41 05 54.03S" |
| Details: | verbatimLatitude |
| Term Name: verbatimLongitude |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimLongitude |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The verbatim original longitude of the Location. The coordinate ellipsoid, geodeticDatum, or full Spatial Reference System (SRS) for these coordinates should be stored in verbatimSRS and the coordinate system should be stored in verbatimCoordinateSystem. |
| Comment: | Example: "121d 10' 34" W" |
| Details: | verbatimLongitude |
| Term Name: verbatimCoordinateSystem |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimCoordinateSystem |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The spatial coordinate system for the verbatimLatitude and verbatimLongitude or the verbatimCoordinates of the Location. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
| Comment: | Examples: "decimal degrees", "degrees decimal minutes", "degrees minutes seconds", "UTM" |
| Details: | verbatimCoordinateSystem |
| Term Name: verbatimSRS |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimSRS |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which coordinates given in verbatimLatitude and verbatimLongitude, or verbatimCoordinates are based. Recommended best practice is use the EPSG code as a controlled vocabulary to provide an SRS, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the geodetic datum, if known. Otherwise use a controlled vocabulary for the name or code of the ellipsoid, if known. If none of these is known, use the value "unknown". |
| Comment: | Examples: "EPSG:4326", "WGS84", "NAD27", "Campo Inchauspe", "European 1950", "Clarke 1866" |
| Details: | verbatimSRS |
|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/footprintSRS |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | A representation of the Spatial Reference System (SRS) for the footprint of the Location. Do not use this term to describe the SRS of the decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude, even if it is the same as for the footprint - use the geodeticDatum instead. |
| Comment: | Example: The WKT for the standard WGS84 SRS (EPSG:4326) is "GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]" without the enclosing quotes. |
| Details: | footprintSRS |
|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/footprintSpatialFit |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The ratio of the area of the footprint (footprintWKT) to the area of the true (original, or most specific) spatial representation of the Location. Legal values are 0, greater than or equal to 1, or undefined. A value of 1 is an exact match or 100% overlap. A value of 0 should be used if the given footprint does not completely contain the original representation. The footprintSpatialFit is undefined (and should be left blank) if the original representation is a point and the given georeference is not that same point. If both the original and the given georeference are the same point, the footprintSpatialFit is 1. |
| Comment: | Detailed explanations with graphical examples can be found in the "Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing", Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006 (http://www.gbif.org/prog/digit/Georeferencing). |
| Details: | footprintSpatialFit |
| Term Name: georeferencedBy |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferencedBy |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who determined the georeference (spatial representation) for the Location. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Kristina Yamamoto (MVZ); Janet Fang (MVZ)", "Brad Millen (ROM)" |
| Details: | georeferencedBy |
| Term Name: georeferencedDate |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferencedDate |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The date on which the Location was georeferenced. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). |
| Comment: | Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. |
| Details: | georeferencedDate |
| Term Name: georeferenceProtocol |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceProtocol |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | A description or reference to the methods used to determine the spatial footprint, coordinates, and uncertainties. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing" (Chapman and Wieczorek, eds. 2006), Global Biodiversity Information Facility.", "MaNIS/HerpNet/ORNIS Georeferencing Guidelines", "Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide" |
| Details: | georeferenceProtocol |
| Term Name: georeferenceSources |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceSources |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of maps, gazetteers, or other resources used to georeference the Location, described specifically enough to allow anyone in the future to use the same resources. |
| Comment: | Examples: "USGS 1:24000 Florence Montana Quad; Terrametrics 2008 on Google Earth" |
| Details: | georeferenceSources |
| Term Name: georeferenceVerificationStatus |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceVerificationStatus |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | A categorical description of the extent to which the georeference has been verified to represent the best possible spatial description. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
| Comment: | Examples: "requires verification", "verified by collector", "verified by curator". |
| Details: | georeferenceVerificationStatus |
|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/georeferenceRemarks |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | Notes or comments about the spatial description determination, explaining assumptions made in addition or opposition to the those formalized in the method referred to in georeferenceProtocol. |
| Comment: | Example: "assumed distance by road (Hwy. 101)" |
| Details: | georeferenceRemarks |
| Term Name: locationName |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/locationName |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The alias, colloquial, or shorthand name for the Location. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | locationName |
| Term Name: utmX |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/utmX |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The geographic easting (in meters) of the geographic center of a Location. Should be accompanied by the spatial reference system "UTM" given by the geodeticDatum). |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | utmX |
| Term Name: utmY |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/utmY |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The geographic northing (in meters) of the geographic center of a Location. Should be accompanied by the spatial reference system "UTM" given by the geodeticDatum). |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | utmY |
| Term Name: utmZone |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/utmZone |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The UTM zone upon which the geographic coordinates given in utmX and utmY are based. Recommended best practice is to specify the hemisphere by appending "North" for the northern hemisphere or "South" for the southern hemisphere, or to specify the latitude band. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | utmZone |
|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/footprint |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | A representation of the shape (footprint, geometry) that defines the Location. A Location may have both a point-radius representation (see decimalLatitude) and a footprint representation, and they may differ from each other. |
| Comment: | Example: the one-degree bounding box with opposite corners at (longitude=10, latitude=20) and (longitude=11, latitude=21) would be expressed in well-known text as POLYGON ((10 20, 11 20, 11 21, 10 21, 10 20)) |
| Details: | footprint |
| Term Name: nmeaSentence |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://ethoinformatics.org/ethocore/nmeaSentence |
| Class: | Location |
| Definition: | The NMEA sentence associated with the Location. The value should be expressed as a full NMEA sentence with the encoding (e.g., NMEA 0183) specified. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | nmeaSentence |
| Term Name: identificationID |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationID |
| Class: | Identification |
| Definition: | An identifier for the Identification (the body of information associated with the assignment of a scientific name). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | identificationID |
| Term Name: identificationQualifier |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationQualifier |
| Class: | Identification |
| Definition: | A brief phrase or a standard term ("cf.", "aff.") to express the determiner's doubts about the Identification. |
| Comment: | Examples: 1) For the determination "Quercus aff. agrifolia var. oxyadenia", identificationQualifier would be "aff. agrifolia var. oxyadenia" with accompanying values "Quercus" in genus, "agrifolia" in specificEpithet, "oxyadenia" in infraspecificEpithet, and "var." in rank. 2) For the determination "Quercus agrifolia cf. var. oxyadenia", identificationQualifier would be "cf. var. oxyadenia " with accompanying values "Quercus" in genus, "agrifolia" in specificEpithet, "oxyadenia" in infraspecificEpithet, and "var." in rank. |
| Details: | identificationQualifier |
| Term Name: typeStatus |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/typeStatus |
| Class: | Identification |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of nomenclatural types (type status, typified scientific name, publication) applied to the subject. |
| Comment: | The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "holotype of Ctenomys sociabilis. Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388", "holotype of Pinus abies | holotype of Picea abies". |
| Details: | typeStatus |
| Term Name: identifiedBy |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identifiedBy |
| Class: | Identification |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who assigned the Taxon to the subject. |
| Comment: | The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "James L. Patton", "Theodore Pappenfuss | Robert Macey". |
| Details: | identifiedBy |
| Term Name: dateIdentified |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/dateIdentified |
| Class: | Identification |
| Definition: | The date on which the subject was identified as representing the Taxon. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). |
| Comment: | Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. |
| Details: | dateIdentified |
| Term Name: identificationReferences |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationReferences |
| Class: | Identification |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of references (publication, global unique identifier, URI) used in the Identification. |
| Comment: | The recommended best practice is to separate the values with a vertical bar (' | '). Examples: "Aves del Noroeste Patagonico. Christie et al. 2004.", "Stebbins, R. Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. 2003. | Irschick, D.J. and Shaffer, H.B. (1997). ''The polytypic species revisited: Morphological differentiation among tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum) (Amphibia: Caudata).'' Herpetologica, 53(1), 30-49.". |
| Details: | identificationReferences |
| Term Name: identificationVerificationStatus |
|---|
| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationVerificationStatus |
| Class: | Identification |
| Definition: | A categorical indicator of the extent to which the taxonomic identification has been verified to be correct. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as that used in HISPID/ABCD. |
| Comment: | Examples: "0", "4". |
| Details: | identificationVerificationStatus |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationRemarks |
| Class: | Identification |
| Definition: | Comments or notes about the Identification. |
| Comment: | Example: "Distinguished between Anthus correndera and Anthus hellmayri based on the comparative lengths of the uñas.". |
| Details: | identificationRemarks |
| Term Name: taxonID |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonID |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | An identifier for the set of taxon information (data associated with the Taxon class). May be a global unique identifier or an identifier specific to the data set. |
| Comment: | Examples: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001", "32567", "http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753", "urn:lsid:gbif.org:usages:32567" |
| Details: | taxonID |
| Term Name: scientificNameID |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificNameID |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | An identifier for the nomenclatural (not taxonomic) details of a scientific name. |
| Comment: | Example: "urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:37829-1:1.3" |
| Details: | scientificNameID |
| Term Name: acceptedNameUsageID |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/acceptedNameUsageID |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon. |
| Comment: | Example: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001" |
| Details: | acceptedNameUsageID |
| Term Name: parentNameUsageID |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/parentNameUsageID |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) of the direct, most proximate higher-rank parent taxon (in a classification) of the most specific element of the scientificName. |
| Comment: | Example: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001" |
| Details: | parentNameUsageID |
| Term Name: originalNameUsageID |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/originalNameUsageID |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | An identifier for the name usage (documented meaning of the name according to a source) in which the terminal element of the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. |
| Comment: | Example: "http://species.gbif.org/abies_alba_1753" |
| Details: | originalNameUsageID |
| Term Name: nameAccordingToID |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/nameAccordingToID |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | An identifier for the source in which the specific taxon concept circumscription is defined or implied. See nameAccordingTo. |
| Comment: | Example: "doi:10.1016/S0269-915X(97)80026-2" |
| Details: | nameAccordingToID |
| Term Name: namePublishedInID |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/namePublishedInID |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | An identifier for the publication in which the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. |
| Comment: | Example: "http://hdl.handle.net/10199/7" |
| Details: | namePublishedInID |
| Term Name: taxonConceptID |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonConceptID |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | An identifier for the taxonomic concept to which the record refers - not for the nomenclatural details of a taxon. |
| Comment: | Example: "8fa58e08-08de-4ac1-b69c-1235340b7001" |
| Details: | taxonConceptID |
| Term Name: scientificName |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificName |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The full scientific name, with authorship and date information if known. When forming part of an Identification, this should be the name in lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined. This term should not contain identification qualifications, which should instead be supplied in the IdentificationQualifier term. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Coleoptera" (order), "Vespertilionidae" (family), "Manis" (genus), "Ctenomys sociabilis" (genus + specificEpithet), "Ambystoma tigrinum diaboli" (genus + specificEpithet + infraspecificEpithet), "Roptrocerus typographi (Györfi, 1952)" (genus + specificEpithet + scientificNameAuthorship), "Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadenia (Torr.) J.T. Howell" (genus + specificEpithet + taxonRank + infraspecificEpithet + scientificNameAuthorship) |
| Details: | scientificName |
| Term Name: acceptedNameUsage |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/acceptedNameUsage |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the currently valid (zoological) or accepted (botanical) taxon. |
| Comment: | Example: "Tamias minimus" valid name for "Eutamias minimus" |
| Details: | acceptedNameUsage |
| Term Name: parentNameUsage |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/parentNameUsage |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The full name, with authorship and date information if known, of the direct, most proximate higher-rank parent taxon (in a classification) of the most specific element of the scientificName. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Rubiaceae", "Gruiformes", "Testudinae" |
| Details: | parentNameUsage |
| Term Name: originalNameUsage |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/originalNameUsage |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The taxon name, with authorship and date information if known, as it originally appeared when first established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. The basionym (botany) or basonym (bacteriology) of the scientificName or the senior/earlier homonym for replaced names. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Pinus abies", "Gasterosteus saltatrix Linnaeus 1768" |
| Details: | originalNameUsage |
| Term Name: nameAccordingTo |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/nameAccordingTo |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The reference to the source in which the specific taxon concept circumscription is defined or implied - traditionally signified by the Latin "sensu" or "sec." (from secundum, meaning "according to"). For taxa that result from identifications, a reference to the keys, monographs, experts and other sources should be given. |
| Comment: | Example: "McCranie, J. R., D. B. Wake, and L. D. Wilson. 1996. The taxonomic status of Bolitoglossa schmidti, with comments on the biology of the Mesoamerican salamander Bolitoglossa dofleini (Caudata: Plethodontidae). Carib. J. Sci. 32:395-398.", "Werner Greuter 2008", "Lilljeborg 1861, Upsala Univ. Arsskrift, Math. Naturvet., pp. 4, 5" |
| Details: | nameAccordingTo |
| Term Name: namePublishedIn |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/namePublishedIn |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | A reference for the publication in which the scientificName was originally established under the rules of the associated nomenclaturalCode. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Pearson O. P., and M. I. Christie. 1985. Historia Natural, 5(37):388", "Forel, Auguste, Diagnosies provisoires de quelques espèces nouvelles de fourmis de Madagascar, récoltées par M. Grandidier., Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique, Comptes-rendus des Seances 30, 1886" |
| Details: | namePublishedIn |
| Term Name: namePublishedInYear |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/namePublishedInYear |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The four-digit year in which the scientificName was published. |
| Comment: | Examples: "1915", "2008" |
| Details: | namePublishedInYear |
| Term Name: higherClassification |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/higherClassification |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | A list (concatenated and separated) of taxa names terminating at the rank immediately superior to the taxon referenced in the taxon record. Recommended best practice is to order the list starting with the highest rank and separating the names for each rank with a semi-colon (";"). |
| Comment: | Example: "Animalia;Chordata;Vertebrata;Mammalia;Theria;Eutheria;Rodentia;Hystricognatha;Hystricognathi;Ctenomyidae;Ctenomyini;Ctenomys" |
| Details: | higherClassification |
| Term Name: kingdom |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/kingdom |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The full scientific name of the kingdom in which the taxon is classified. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Animalia", "Plantae" |
| Details: | kingdom |
| Term Name: phylum |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/phylum |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The full scientific name of the phylum or division in which the taxon is classified. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Chordata" (phylum), "Bryophyta" (division) |
| Details: | phylum |
| Term Name: class |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/class |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The full scientific name of the class in which the taxon is classified. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Mammalia", "Hepaticopsida" |
| Details: | class |
| Term Name: order |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/order |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The full scientific name of the order in which the taxon is classified. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Carnivora", "Monocleales" |
| Details: | order |
| Term Name: family |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/family |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The full scientific name of the family in which the taxon is classified. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Felidae", "Monocleaceae" |
| Details: | family |
| Term Name: genus |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/genus |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The full scientific name of the genus in which the taxon is classified. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Puma", "Monoclea" |
| Details: | genus |
| Term Name: subgenus |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/subgenus |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The full scientific name of the subgenus in which the taxon is classified. Values should include the genus to avoid homonym confusion. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Strobus (Pinus)", "Puma (Puma)" "Loligo (Amerigo)", "Hieracium subgen. Pilosella" |
| Details: | subgenus |
| Term Name: specificEpithet |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/specificEpithet |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The name of the first or species epithet of the scientificName. |
| Comment: | Examples: "concolor", "gottschei" |
| Details: | specificEpithet |
| Term Name: infraspecificEpithet |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/infraspecificEpithet |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The name of the lowest or terminal infraspecific epithet of the scientificName, excluding any rank designation. |
| Comment: | Examples: "concolor", "oxyadenia", "sayi" |
| Details: | infraspecificEpithet |
| Term Name: taxonRank |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRank |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
| Comment: | Examples: "subspecies", "varietas", "forma", "species", "genus" |
| Details: | taxonRank |
| Term Name: verbatimTaxonRank |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimTaxonRank |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The taxonomic rank of the most specific name in the scientificName as it appears in the original record. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Agamospecies", "sub-lesus", "prole", "apomict", "nothogrex", "sp.", "subsp.", "var." |
| Details: | verbatimTaxonRank |
| Term Name: scientificNameAuthorship |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificNameAuthorship |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The authorship information for the scientificName formatted according to the conventions of the applicable nomenclaturalCode. |
| Comment: | Example: "(Torr.) J.T. Howell", "(Martinovský) Tzvelev", "(Györfi, 1952)" |
| Details: | scientificNameAuthorship |
| Term Name: vernacularName |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/vernacularName |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | A common or vernacular name. |
| Comment: | Examples: "Andean Condor", "Condor Andino", "American Eagle", "Gänsegeier" |
| Details: | vernacularName |
| Term Name: nomenclaturalCode |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/nomenclaturalCode |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The nomenclatural code (or codes in the case of an ambiregnal name) under which the scientificName is constructed. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
| Comment: | Examples: "ICBN", "ICZN", "BC", "ICNCP", "BioCode", "ICZN; ICBN" |
| Details: | nomenclaturalCode |
| Term Name: taxonomicStatus |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonomicStatus |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The status of the use of the scientificName as a label for a taxon. Requires taxonomic opinion to define the scope of a taxon. Rules of priority then are used to define the taxonomic status of the nomenclature contained in that scope, combined with the experts opinion. It must be linked to a specific taxonomic reference that defines the concept. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
| Comment: | Examples: "invalid", "misapplied", "homotypic synonym", "accepted" |
| Details: | taxonomicStatus |
| Term Name: nomenclaturalStatus |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/nomenclaturalStatus |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | The status related to the original publication of the name and its conformance to the relevant rules of nomenclature. It is based essentially on an algorithm according to the business rules of the code. It requires no taxonomic opinion. |
| Comment: | Examples: "nom. ambig.", "nom. illeg.", "nom. subnud." |
| Details: | nomenclaturalStatus |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/taxonRemarks |
| Class: | Taxon |
| Definition: | Comments or notes about the taxon or name. |
| Comment: | Example: "this name is a misspelling in common use" |
| Details: | taxonRemarks |
| Term Name: resourceRelationshipID |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/resourceRelationshipID |
| Class: | ResourceRelationship |
| Definition: | An identifier for an instance of relationship between one resource (the subject) and another (relatedResource, the object). |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | resourceRelationshipID |
| Term Name: resourceID |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/resourceID |
| Class: | ResourceRelationship |
| Definition: | An identifier for the resource that is the subject of the relationship. |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | resourceID |
| Term Name: relatedResourceID |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relatedResourceID |
| Class: | ResourceRelationship |
| Definition: | An identifier for a related resource (the object, rather than the subject of the relationship). |
| Comment: | |
| Details: | relatedResourceID |
| Term Name: relationshipOfResource |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relationshipOfResource |
| Class: | ResourceRelationship |
| Definition: | The relationship of the resource identified by relatedResourceID to the subject (optionally identified by the resourceID). Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. |
| Comment: | Examples: "duplicate of", "mother of", "endoparasite of", "host to", "sibling of", "valid synonym of", "located within" |
| Details: | relationshipOfResource |
| Term Name: relationshipAccordingTo |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relationshipAccordingTo |
| Class: | ResourceRelationship |
| Definition: | The source (person, organization, publication, reference) establishing the relationship between the two resources. |
| Comment: | Example: "Julie Woodruff" |
| Details: | relationshipAccordingTo |
| Term Name: relationshipEstablishedDate |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relationshipEstablishedDate |
| Class: | ResourceRelationship |
| Definition: | The date-time on which the relationship between the two resources was established. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as ISO 8601:2004(E). |
| Comment: | Examples: "1963-03-08T14:07-0600" is 8 Mar 1963 2:07pm in the time zone six hours earlier than UTC, "2009-02-20T08:40Z" is 20 Feb 2009 8:40am UTC, "1809-02-12" is 12 Feb 1809, "1906-06" is Jun 1906, "1971" is just that year, "2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z" is the interval between 1 Mar 2007 1pm UTC and 11 May 2008 3:30pm UTC, "2007-11-13/15" is the interval between 13 Nov 2007 and 15 Nov 2007. |
| Details: | relationshipEstablishedDate |
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| Identifier: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/relationshipRemarks |
| Class: | ResourceRelationship |
| Definition: | Comments or notes about the relationship between the two resources. |
| Comment: | Examples: "mother and offspring collected from the same nest", "pollinator captured in the act" |
| Details: | relationshipRemarks |