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Title
Humboldt Extension Vocabulary List of Terms
Namespace IRI:
http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/
Preferred namespace abbreviation
eco:
Date version issued
2023-08-08
Date created
2023-08-08
Part of TDWG Standard
http://www.tdwg.org/standards/450
This version
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/eco/2023-08-08
Latest version
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/eco/
Replaced by
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/eco/2023-08-25
Abstract
The Humboldt Extension for Ecological Inventories is a vocabulary for transmitting information about biological inventories. It is used along with Darwin Core terms to extend descriptions of events. This document lists all terms currently used in the vocabulary.
Contributors
Yanina V. Sica (Yale University), Kate Ingenloff (Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)), Paula Zermoglio (Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural (IRNAD), UNRN-CONICET), Yi-Ming Gan (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences), Peter Brenton (Atlas of Living Australia, CSIRO), John Wieczorek (VertNet), Wesley M. Hochachka (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), Zachary R. Kachian (Keller Science Action Center, Field Museum of Natural History), Robert D. Stevenson (Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Boston), Anahita J. N. Kazem (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Leipzig and Friedrich Schiller University, Jena), Dmitry Schigel (Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)), Steve Baskauf (Vanderbilt University Libraries), Tomomi Suwa (Keller Science Action Center, Field Museum of Natural History), Robert Guralnick (Florida Museum of Natural History), Ramona L. Walls (University of Arizona), Walter Jetz (Yale University)
Creator
TDWG Humboldt Extension Task Group
Bibliographic citation
TDWG Humboldt Extension Task Group. 2023. Humboldt Extension Vocabulary List of Terms. Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG). http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/eco/2023-08-08

1 Introduction

This document contains all former and current terms in the 2023-08-08 version of the Humboldt Extension for Ecological Inventories vocabulary (http://rs.tdwg.org/version/eco/2023-08-08). The vocabulary uses the namespace abbreviation eco:.

For a simplified list that contains only the currently recommended terms, see the Humboldt Extension Quick Reference Guide (https://tdwg.github.io/eco/terms/).

1.1 Status of the content of this document

In Section 4, the values of the Term IRI, and Definition are normative. The values of Term Name are non-normative, although one can expect that the namespace abbreviation prefix is one commonly used for the term namespace. Label and the values of all other properties (such as Notes and Examples) are non-normative.

1.2 RFC 2119 key words

The key words “MUST”, “MUST NOT”, “REQUIRED”, “SHALL”, “SHALL NOT”, “SHOULD”, “SHOULD NOT”, “RECOMMENDED”, “MAY”, and “OPTIONAL” in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 [RFC 2119] and [RFC 8174] when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown here.

2 Use of Terms

The terms in this standard are meant to provide stable definitions that can be used in a variety of contexts, but were envisioned principally to function together as an extension to Darwin Core, where each core record may be annotated by … .

3 Term index

3.1 Index By Term Name

(See also 3.2 Index By Label)

Classes

Humboldt Extension Event terms

eco:absentTaxa | eco:abundanceCap | eco:compilationSourceTypes | eco:compilationType | eco:eventDuration | eco:eventDurationUnit | eco:excludedDegreeOfEstablishmentScope | eco:excludedGrowthFormScope | eco:excludedHabitatScope | eco:excludedLifeStageScope | eco:excludedTaxonomicScope | eco:geospatialScopeAreaInSquareKilometers | eco:hasMaterialSamples | eco:hasVouchers | eco:identificationReferences | eco:identifiedBy | eco:inventoryTypes | eco:isAbsenceReported | eco:isAbundanceCapReported | eco:isAbundanceReported | eco:isDegreeOfEstablishmentScopeFullyReported | eco:isGrowthFormScopeFullyReported | eco:isLeastSpecificTargetCategoryQuantityInclusive | eco:isLifeStageScopeFullyReported | eco:isSamplingEffortReported | eco:isTaxonomicScopeFullyReported | eco:isVegetationCoverReported | eco:materialSampleTypes | eco:protocolDescription | eco:protocolNames | eco:protocolReferences | eco:reportedExtremeConditions | eco:reportedWeather | eco:samplingEffortProtocol | eco:samplingEffortUnit | eco:samplingEffortValue | eco:samplingPerformedBy | eco:siteCount | eco:siteNestingDescription | eco:targetDegreeOfEstablishmentScope | eco:targetGrowthFormScope | eco:targetHabitatScope | eco:targetLifeStageScope | eco:targetTaxonomicScope | eco:taxonCompletenessProtocols | eco:taxonCompletenessReported | eco:totalAreaSampledInSquareKilometers | eco:verbatimSiteDescriptions | eco:verbatimSiteNames | eco:voucherInstitutions

3.2 Index By Label

(See also 3.1 Index By Term Name)

Classes

Humboldt Extension Event terms

Absent Taxa | Abundance Cap | Compilation Source Types | Compilation Type | Event Duration | Event Duration Unit | Excluded Degree of Establishment Scope | Excluded Growth Form Scope | Excluded Habitat Scope | Excluded Life Stage Scope | Excluded Taxonomic Scope | Geospatial Scope Area In Square Kilometers | Has Material Samples | Has Vouchers | Identification References | Identified By | Inventory Types | Is Absence Reported | Is Abundance Cap Reported | Is Abundance Reported | Is Degree of Establishment Scope Fully Reported | Is Growth Form Scope Fully Reported | Is Least Specific Target Category Quantity Inclusive | Is Life Stage Scope Fully Reported | Is Sampling Effort Reported | Is Taxonomic Scope Fully Reported | Is Vegetation Cover Reported | Material Sample Types | Protocol Description | Protocol Names | Protocol References | Reported Extreme Conditions | Reported Weather | Sampling Effort Protocol | Sampling Effort Unit | Sampling Effort Value | Sampling Performed By | Site Count | Site Nesting Description | Target Degree of Establishment Scope | Target Growth Form Scope | Target Habitat Scope | Target Life Stage Scope | Target Taxonomic Scope | Taxon Completeness Protocols | Taxon Completeness Reported | Total Area Sampled In Square Kilometers | Verbatim Site Descriptions | Verbatim Site Names | Voucher Institutions

4 Vocabulary

Term Name eco:absentTaxa
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/absentTaxa
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/absentTaxa-2023-08-08
Label Absent Taxa
Definition A list (concatenated and separated) of taxa reported absent during the dwc:Event.
Notes Absences can be reported at any taxonomic level. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • Parabuteo unicinctus | Geranoaetus melanoleucus
  • Cetoniinae | Aclopinae | Cyclocephala modesta
Type Property
Term Name eco:abundanceCap
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/abundanceCap
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/abundanceCap-2023-08-08
Label Abundance Cap
Definition The reported maximum number of dwc:Organisms.
Examples
  • 300
  • 700
Type Property
Term Name eco:compilationSourceTypes
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/compilationSourceTypes
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/compilationSourceTypes-2023-08-08
Label Compilation Source Types
Definition The types of data sources contributing to the compilation reported.
Notes This term is only relevant if the dwc:Event is a compilation in which one or more types of data sources were used. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary and separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • museum specimens
  • literature
  • expert knowledge | local knowledge
Type Property
Term Name eco:compilationType
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/compilationType
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/compilationType-2023-08-08
Label Compilation Type
Definition A statement specifying whether data reported are derived from sampling events, ancillary data compiled from other sources, or a combination of both.
Notes This term is only relevant if the dwc:Event is an inventory. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
  • survey only
  • compilation including surveys
  • compilation not including surveys
Type Property
Term Name eco:eventDuration
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/eventDuration
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/eventDuration-2023-08-08
Label Event Duration
Definition The numeric value for the duration of the dwc:Event.
Notes An eco:eventDuration must have a corresponding eco:eventDurationUnit.
Examples
  • 1
  • 30
Type Property
Term Name eco:eventDurationUnit
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/eventDurationUnit
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/eventDurationUnit-2023-08-08
Label Event Duration Unit
Definition The units associated with the eco:eventDuration.
Notes Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
  • minutes
  • hours
  • days
  • months
  • years
Type Property
Term Name eco:excludedDegreeOfEstablishmentScope
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/excludedDegreeOfEstablishmentScope
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/excludedDegreeOfEstablishmentScope-2023-08-08
Label Excluded Degree of Establishment Scope
Definition The degrees of establishment of the dwc:Organisms explicitly excluded from sampling during the dwc:Event.
Notes Recommended best practice is to use controlled value strings from the controlled vocabulary (http://rs.tdwg.org/dwcdoe/) for dwc:degreeOfEstablishment. For details, refer to https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.38084. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • native (category A)
  • invasive (category D2) | widespread invasive (category E)
Type Property
Term Name eco:excludedGrowthFormScope
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/excludedGrowthFormScope
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/excludedGrowthFormScope-2023-08-08
Label Excluded Growth Form Scope
Definition The growth forms or habits of the dwc:Organisms explicitly excluded from sampling during the dwc:Event.
Notes Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary and separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • tree
  • shrub | sub-shrub
Type Property
Term Name eco:excludedHabitatScope
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/excludedHabitatScope
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/excludedHabitatScope-2023-08-08
Label Excluded Habitat Scope
Definition The habitats explicitly excluded from sampling during the dwc:Event.
Notes Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary and separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • wet flatwoods
  • swamp | estuary
Type Property
Term Name eco:excludedLifeStageScope
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/excludedLifeStageScope
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/excludedLifeStageScope-2023-08-08
Label Excluded Life Stage Scope
Definition The age classes or life stages of the dwc:Organisms explicitly excluded from sampling during the dwc:Event.
Notes This term is defined based on dwc:lifeStage (http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/lifeStage). Recommended best practice is to use the same controlled vocabulary as for dwc:lifeStage and to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • seedling
  • nestling | fledgling
Type Property
Term Name eco:excludedTaxonomicScope
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/excludedTaxonomicScope
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/excludedTaxonomicScope-2023-08-08
Label Excluded Taxonomic Scope
Definition The taxonomic group(s) explicitly excluded from sampling during the dwc:Event.
Notes The dwc:Event to which the eco:excludedTaxonomicScope refers could be at any level of hierarchy. In the case of a higher level (parent) dwc:Event, include all the taxonomic groups explicitly excluded from the child dwc:Events that contributed to the parent dwc:Event. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • Aves
  • Quercus
Type Property
Term Name eco:geospatialScopeAreaInSquareKilometers
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/geospatialScopeAreaInSquareKilometers
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/geospatialScopeAreaInSquareKilometers-2023-08-08
Label Geospatial Scope Area In Square Kilometers
Definition Total area of the geospatial scope of the dwc:Event in square kilometers.
Notes Geospatial scope refers to the dwc:Event location reported using the terms organized in Darwin Core under dcterms:Location. This area is always greater than or equal to the totalAreaSampledInSquareKilometers.
Examples 25
Type Property
Term Name eco:hasMaterialSamples
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/hasMaterialSamples
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/hasMaterialSamples-2023-08-08
Label Has Material Samples
Definition Material samples were collected during the dwc:Event.
Examples
  • true
  • false
Type Property
Term Name eco:hasVouchers
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/hasVouchers
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/hasVouchers-2023-08-08
Label Has Vouchers
Definition Specimen vouchers were collected during the dwc:Event.
Examples
  • true
  • false
Type Property
Term Name eco:identificationReferences
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/identificationReferences
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/identificationReferences-2023-08-08
Label Identification References
Definition A list (concatenated and separated) of references (publication, global unique identifier, URI) used in the Identification.
Notes Recommended best practice is to separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
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.
ABCD equivalence DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/References
Type Property
Term Name eco:identifiedBy
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/identifiedBy
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/identifiedBy-2023-08-08
Label Identified By
Definition A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations who assigned the dwc:Taxon to the subject.
Notes Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • James L. Patton
  • Theodore Pappenfuss | Robert Macey
ABCD equivalence DataSets/DataSet/Units/Unit/Identifications/Identification/Identifiers/IdentifiersText
Type Property
Term Name eco:inventoryTypes
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/inventoryTypes
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/inventoryTypes-2023-08-08
Label Inventory Types
Definition The types of search processes used to conduct the inventory.
Notes This term is only relevant if the dwc:Event represents an inventory. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the terms included under the Biological Collections Ontology superclass 'taxonomic inventory process' (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BCO_0000047). Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • restricted search
  • open search
  • opportunistic search
  • adventitious
  • compilation
  • open search | opportunistic search
Type Property
Term Name eco:isAbsenceReported
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isAbsenceReported
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/isAbsenceReported-2023-08-08
Label Is Absence Reported
Definition Taxonomic absences were reported.
Notes Absences can be reported at any taxonomic level.
Examples
  • true
  • false
Type Property
Term Name eco:isAbundanceCapReported
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isAbundanceCapReported
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/isAbundanceCapReported-2023-08-08
Label Is Abundance Cap Reported
Definition A maximum number of dwc:Organisms was reported, as specified or restricted by the protocol used.
Notes Values of abundance cap should be captured under the term eco:abundanceCap.
Examples
  • true
  • false
Type Property
Term Name eco:isAbundanceReported
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isAbundanceReported
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/isAbundanceReported-2023-08-08
Label Is Abundance Reported
Definition The number of dwc:Organisms collected or observed was reported.
Notes Typically the abundance values would be reported in the dwc:organismQuantity and dwc:organismQuantityType terms for the child dwc:Occurrence records for this dwc:Event.
Examples
  • true
  • false
Type Property
Term Name eco:isDegreeOfEstablishmentScopeFullyReported
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isDegreeOfEstablishmentScopeFullyReported
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/isDegreeOfEstablishmentScopeFullyReported-2023-08-08
Label Is Degree of Establishment Scope Fully Reported
Definition Every dwc:Organism that was included within the degree of establishment scope, and was detected during the dwc:Event, was reported.
Notes This term is only relevant if the dwc:Event used restricted search or open search methods. If all dwc:Organisms included within the degree of establishment scope and detected during the dwc:Event were reported, the value should be 'true'. Degree of establishment scope is based on the combination of eco:targetDegreeOfEstablishmentScope and eco:excludedDegreeOfEstablishmentScope.
Examples
  • true
  • false
Type Property
Term Name eco:isGrowthFormScopeFullyReported
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isGrowthFormScopeFullyReported
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/isGrowthFormScopeFullyReported-2023-08-08
Label Is Growth Form Scope Fully Reported
Definition Every dwc:Organism that was included within the growth form scope, and was detected during the dwc:Event, was reported.
Notes This term is only relevant if the dwc:Event used restricted search or open search methods. If all dwc:Organisms included within the growth form scope and detected during the dwc:Event were reported, the value should be 'true'. Growth form scope is based on the combination of eco:targetGrowthFormScope and eco:excludedGrowthFormScope.
Examples
  • true
  • false
Type Property
Term Name eco:isLeastSpecificTargetCategoryQuantityInclusive
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isLeastSpecificTargetCategoryQuantityInclusive
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/isLeastSpecificTargetCategoryQuantityInclusive-2023-08-08
Label Is Least Specific Target Category Quantity Inclusive
Definition The total detected quantity for a dwc:Taxon (including subcategories thereof) in a dwc:Event is given explicitly in a single record (dwc:organismQuantity value) for that dwc:Taxon.
Notes Recommended values are 'true' and 'false'. This term is only relevant if dwc:organismQuantity is a number. For a detailed explanation, see http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/docs/inclusive/.
Examples
  • true
  • false
Type Property
Term Name eco:isLifeStageScopeFullyReported
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isLifeStageScopeFullyReported
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/isLifeStageScopeFullyReported-2023-08-08
Label Is Life Stage Scope Fully Reported
Definition Every dwc:Organism that was included within the life stage scope, and was detected during the dwc:Event, was reported.
Notes This term is only relevant if the dwc:Event used restricted search or open search methods. If all dwc:Organisms included within the life stage scope and detected during the dwc:Event were reported, the value should be 'true'. Life stage scope is based on the combination of eco:targetLifeStageScope and eco:excludedLifeStageScope.
Examples
  • true
  • false
Type Property
Term Name eco:isSamplingEffortReported
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isSamplingEffortReported
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/isSamplingEffortReported-2023-08-08
Label Is Sampling Effort Reported
Definition The sampling effort associated with the dwc:Event was reported.
Notes Typically values of effort would be captured under the terms eco:samplingEffortValue and eco:samplingEffortUnit.
Examples
  • true
  • false
Type Property
Term Name eco:isTaxonomicScopeFullyReported
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isTaxonomicScopeFullyReported
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/isTaxonomicScopeFullyReported-2023-08-08
Label Is Taxonomic Scope Fully Reported
Definition Every dwc:Organism that was included within the taxonomic scope, and was detected during the dwc:Event, was reported.
Notes This term is only relevant if the dwc:Event used restricted search or open search methods. If all dwc:Organisms included within the taxonomic scope and detected during the dwc:Event were reported, the value should be 'true'. Taxonomic scope is based on the combination of eco:targetTaxonomicScope and eco:excludedTaxonomicScope.
Examples
  • true
  • false
Type Property
Term Name eco:isVegetationCoverReported
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/isVegetationCoverReported
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/isVegetationCoverReported-2023-08-08
Label Is Vegetation Cover Reported
Definition A vegetation cover metric was reported.
Notes Typically values or descriptions of vegetation cover would be captured under the term eco:verbatimSiteDescriptions.
Examples
  • true
  • false
Type Property
Term Name eco:materialSampleTypes
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/materialSampleTypes
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/materialSampleTypes-2023-08-08
Label Material Sample Types
Definition A list (concatenated and separated) of material sample types collected during the dwc:Event.
Notes Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary and separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • whole organism
  • skeleton
  • tissue | blood | fecal | stomach content
Type Property
Term Name eco:protocolDescription
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/protocolDescription
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/protocolDescription-2023-08-08
Label Protocol Description
Definition A detailed description of the methods used during the dwc:Event.
Notes This description should be associated with protocols provided in eco:protocolNames. The description may include deviations from a protocol referred to in eco:protocolReferences. Recommended good practice is to provide information about instruments used, calibration, etc.
Examples `Three conventional harp traps (3.2m ht x 2.2m w) were established in flight path zones for a period of 4 hrs at dawn and dusk for a total of 10 trap nights. Traps were visited on an hourly basis during each deployment period and the trap catch recorded for species, size, weight, sex, age and maternal status.
Type Property
Term Name eco:protocolNames
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/protocolNames
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/protocolNames-2023-08-08
Label Protocol Names
Definition Categorical descriptive names for the methods used during the dwc:Event.
Notes Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary and separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • box trapping
  • flora inventory
  • box trapping | funnel trapping
Type Property
Term Name eco:protocolReferences
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/protocolReferences
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/protocolReferences-2023-08-08
Label Protocol References
Definition The references to the methods used during the dwc:Event.
Notes Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples Penguins from space: faecal stains reveal the location of emperor penguin colonies, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00467.x
Type Property
Term Name eco:reportedExtremeConditions
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/reportedExtremeConditions
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/reportedExtremeConditions-2023-08-08
Label Reported Extreme Conditions
Definition A description of any extreme weather or environmental conditions that may have affected the dwc:Event.
Examples
  • flooding during week 3 of surveys
  • rockslide at site 2
Type Property
Term Name eco:reportedWeather
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/reportedWeather
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/reportedWeather-2023-08-08
Label Reported Weather
Definition A list of weather or climatic conditions present during the dwc:Event.
Notes Recommended best practice is to use a key:value encoding schema for a data interchange format such as JSON.
Examples {'minimumTemperatureInDegreesFahrenheit': 18, 'maximumTemperatureInDegreesFahrenheit': 32}
Type Property
Term Name eco:samplingEffortProtocol
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/samplingEffortProtocol
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/samplingEffortProtocol-2023-08-08
Label Sampling Effort Protocol
Definition A description of or reference (publication or URL) to the methods used to determine the sampling effort.
Notes This description should be associated with the values reported in eco:samplingEffortValue and eco:samplingEffortUnit. This is a specialization of eco:protocolDescription focused on effort, distinct from the survey method. The effort relates to the intensity of sampling and therefore can assist in interpreting estimates of completeness.
Examples
  • 40 box traps deployed at even spacings along 4 parallel 100m transects placed 50m apart and visited at 6 hourly intervals over a 48 hour period
  • 2 people occupying a bird hide for a period of 8 hours and undertaking a 30 minute count of species within the 150 degree field of view every 2 hours
  • A single baited camera trap station with motion sensor trigger, deployed for a period of 10 days and configured for detecting large fauna moving through a known traffic way
Type Property
Term Name eco:samplingEffortUnit
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/samplingEffortUnit
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/samplingEffortUnit-2023-08-08
Label Sampling Effort Unit
Definition The units associated with the eco:samplingEffortValue.
Notes Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
Examples
  • trap hours
  • person hours
  • trap days
Type Property
Term Name eco:samplingEffortValue
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/samplingEffortValue
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/samplingEffortValue-2023-08-08
Label Sampling Effort Value
Definition The numeric value for the sampling effort expended during the dwc:Event.
Notes This term is meant to capture the total sampling effort value. To express details of how the effort was determined use eco:samplingEffortProtocol. For compilations it is recommend not to infer effort. An eco:samplingEffortValue must have a corresponding eco:samplingEffortUnit.
Examples
  • 1900
  • 40
  • 5.5
Type Property
Term Name eco:samplingPerformedBy
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/samplingPerformedBy
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/samplingPerformedBy-2023-08-08
Label Sampling Performed By
Definition A person, group, or organization responsible for recording the dwc:Event.
Notes The sampling dwc:Event could be at any level of hierarchy. In the case of a higher level (parent) dwc:Event, include all the organizations or people involved in the child dwc:Events that contributed to the parent dwc:Event. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • North American Butterlfy Association
  • KK Wall
  • JJ Green
  • LL Pink and FF Grey | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies
Type Property
Term Name eco:siteCount
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/siteCount
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/siteCount-2023-08-08
Label Site Count
Definition Total number of individual sites surveyed during the dwc:Event.
Notes Site refers to the location at which observations are made or samples/measurements are taken. The site can be at any level of hierarchy.
Examples
  • 1
  • 15
Type Property
Term Name eco:siteNestingDescription
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/siteNestingDescription
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/siteNestingDescription-2023-08-08
Label Site Nesting Description
Definition Textual description of the hierarchical sampling design.
Notes Site refers to the location at which observations are made or samples/measurements are taken. The site can be at any level of hierarchy.
Examples 5 sampling sites of 3-5 plots each
Type Property
Term Name eco:targetDegreeOfEstablishmentScope
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/targetDegreeOfEstablishmentScope
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/targetDegreeOfEstablishmentScope-2023-08-08
Label Target Degree of Establishment Scope
Definition The degrees of establishment of the dwc:Organisms targeted for sampling during the dwc:Event.
Notes Recommended best practice is to use controlled value strings from the controlled vocabulary (http://rs.tdwg.org/dwcdoe/) for dwc:degreeOfEstablishment. For details, refer to https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.3.38084. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • native (category A)
  • invasive (category D2) | widespread invasive (category E)
Type Property
Term Name eco:targetGrowthFormScope
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/targetGrowthFormScope
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/targetGrowthFormScope-2023-08-08
Label Target Growth Form Scope
Definition The growth forms or habits of the dwc:Organisms targeted for sampling during the dwc:Event.
Notes Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary and separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • tree
  • shrub | sub-shrub
Type Property
Term Name eco:targetHabitatScope
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/targetHabitatScope
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/targetHabitatScope-2023-08-08
Label Target Habitat Scope
Definition The habitats targeted for sampling during the dwc:Event.
Notes Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary and separate the values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • dunes
  • pine forest
  • riparian
  • scrub | grassland
Type Property
Term Name eco:targetLifeStageScope
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/targetLifeStageScope
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/targetLifeStageScope-2023-08-08
Label Target Life Stage Scope
Definition The age classes or life stages of the dwc:Organisms targeted for sampling during the dwc:Event.
Notes This term is defined based on dwc:lifeStage (http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/lifeStage). Recommended best practice is to use the same controlled vocabulary as for dwc:lifeStage and to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • larva
  • adult | juvenile
Type Property
Term Name eco:targetTaxonomicScope
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/targetTaxonomicScope
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/targetTaxonomicScope-2023-08-08
Label Target Taxonomic Scope
Definition The taxonomic group(s) targeted for sampling during the dwc:Event.
Notes The dwc:Event to which the eco:targetTaxonomicScope refers could be at any level of hierarchy. In the case of a higher level (parent) dwc:Event, include all taxonomic groups surveyed in the child dwc:Events that contributed to the parent dwc:Event. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • Aves
  • Aves | Mammalia
  • Procellariformes
Type Property
Term Name eco:taxonCompletenessProtocols
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/taxonCompletenessProtocols
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/taxonCompletenessProtocols-2023-08-08
Label Taxon Completeness Protocols
Definition A description of or reference (publication, URL) to the methods used to determine eco:taxonCompletenessReported.
Notes This term allows users to determine how comprehensively an area has been sampled. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • census | based on sampling effort
  • based on species accumulation curves
Type Property
Term Name eco:taxonCompletenessReported
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/taxonCompletenessReported
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/taxonCompletenessReported-2023-08-08
Label Taxon Completeness Reported
Definition Statement about whether, given the eco:targetTaxonomicScope, all the targeted taxa were recorded during the dwc:Event.
Notes Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. For compilations it is recommended not to infer completeness.
Examples
  • not reported
  • reported complete
  • reported incomplete
Type Property
Term Name eco:totalAreaSampledInSquareKilometers
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/totalAreaSampledInSquareKilometers
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/totalAreaSampledInSquareKilometers-2023-08-08
Label Total Area Sampled In Square Kilometers
Definition Total area surveyed during the dwc:Event in square kilometers.
Notes This area is always less than or equal to the geospatialScopeAreaInSquareKilometers.
Examples 0.8
Type Property
Term Name eco:verbatimSiteDescriptions
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/verbatimSiteDescriptions
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/verbatimSiteDescriptions-2023-08-08
Label Verbatim Site Descriptions
Definition Original textual description of the site(s).
Notes Site refers to the location at which observations are made or samples/measurements are taken. The site can be at any level of hierarchy. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples Wet flatwoods | Wet depression surrounded by mesic longleaf pine flatwoods | Ground cover of thick Andropogon spp., Sporobolus floridanus, Vaccinium spp, Rhynchospora spp., Centella erecta, Panicum rigidulum.
Type Property
Term Name eco:verbatimSiteNames
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/verbatimSiteNames
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/verbatimSiteNames-2023-08-08
Label Verbatim Site Names
Definition A list (concatenated and separated) of original site names.
Notes Site refers to the location at which observations are made or samples/measurements are taken. The site can be at any level of hierarchy. Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • East Coastal Fringe | St. Marks Wildlife Management Area
  • S1 | S2 | C1 | C2 | R14 | R22 | W1
Type Property
Term Name eco:voucherInstitutions
Term IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/voucherInstitutions
Modified 2023-08-08
Term version IRI http://rs.tdwg.org/eco/terms/version/voucherInstitutions-2023-08-08
Label Voucher Institutions
Definition A list (concatenated and separated) of the names or acronyms of the institutions where vouchers collected during the dwc:Event were deposited.
Notes Recommended best practice is to separate multiple values in a list with space vertical bar space ( | ).
Examples
  • FMNH
  • AMNH | MVZ
  • Nairobi National Museum
Type Property